How far from the lands should a bullet be seated?

How far from the lands should a bullet be seated?

Most bullets shoot most accurately when seated to within . 035 inch to . 015 inch of touching the lands. Many benchrest shooters like them just kissing the lands.

What does VLD mean for bullets?

very-low-drag bullet
A very-low-drag bullet (VLD) is primarily a small arms ballistics development of the 1980s–1990s, driven by shooters’ desire for bullets with higher degrees of accuracy and kinetic efficiency, especially at extended ranges.

What is a VLD seating stem?

Redding offers a group of specialized free floating seat stems for its Competition Seating Dies when using VLD style bullets. These bullets have a much shallower ogive angle and may actually bottom out in the standard seat plug. …

What is VLD in reloading?

Very Low Drag (VLD) bullets have a secant ogive design and are well known for both their great performance down range and their extremely tricky to tune load development.

Does seating a bullet deeper increase pressure?

Seating a bullet against the rifling causes pressures to be elevated noticeably higher than if the bullet were seated just a few thousandths of an inch off the rifling. Many times the best seating depth is with the bullet touching or very near the rifling.

What is the full form of VLD?

The Full form of VLD is Variable-Length Decoder, or VLD stands for Variable-Length Decoder, or the full name of given abbreviation is Variable-Length Decoder.

Are Berger Bullets good for deer hunting?

More long range hunters consider Berger the best hunting bullet on the market because of the tight groups they can achieve and the reliable expansion on game. For shot placement, I prefer to tuck the bullets right behind the shoulder similar to that of an archery shot.

Do I need a VLD seating stem?

We recommended that when loading a Very Low Drag (VLD) bullet, Hybrid bullet, or any bullet that has a secant ogive, that you use a VLD seating stem or a reloading die that was made specifically to match a secant shape. Most die manufacturers sell some seating stems that are made for loading secant ogive bullets.

What is a seating stem?

These seating stems are designed to fit Hornady® Custom Grade™ Dies, and are machined to fit the profile of the A-Tip® bullets to seat them as precisely as possible without damaging bullets. (Not compatible with other manufacturers’ dies.)

How do Berger Bullets work?

You can clearly see from Barnes’ images of their bone in ballistic gelatin that the Berger Hunting VLD penetrates through bone and then fragments into the area of the animal’s vital organs. This action cuts through tissue (internal organs) and transfers the bullets energy as this fragmentation occurs.

What is jacketed soft point ammo?

A soft-point bullet (SP), also known as a soft-nosed bullet, is a jacketed expanding bullet with a soft metal core enclosed by a stronger metal jacket left open at the forward tip. A soft-point bullet is intended to expand upon striking flesh to cause a wound diameter greater than the bullet diameter.

What is the best CBTO for a VLD bullet?

It is consistent for all VLD bullets. What has been discovered is that VLD bullets shoot best when loaded to a CBTO that puts the bullet in a “sweet spot”. This sweet spot is a band .030 to .040 wide and is located anywhere between jamming the bullets into the lands and .150 jump off the lands.

Are Berger VLD bullets good for hunting?

After we proved that the Berger VLD bullets are consistently and exceptionally capable of putting game down quickly we started promoting the VLD to hunters. We were nervous at first as we believe the VLD needed to be in the rifling to shoot well and we also knew that most hunters use a magazine and SAMMI chambers.

Should you use a traditional seating stem for VLD or hybrid bullets?

If you load a VLD or Hybrid bullet using a traditional seating stem, you may find that you are having a hard time keeping your loads at a consistent seating depth, see small marks on your bullet ogives after seating them, or even end up deforming the ogive of the bullet.

Do you need a hand loader to load VLDs?

You don’t need to be an advanced hand loader to load VLD bullets, just follow the simple steps below to get your rifle to shoot good groups with VLDs. VLD bullets are designed with a secant ogive. This ogive shape allows bullets to be more efficient in flight (retain more velocity = less drop and wind deflection).