7mm rem mag seating depth

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yotas4life

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Hi everyone, im really new to reloading and id like to know if anyone has had experience with what im dealing with

I have a Savage 110 in 7mm rem mag and im reloading with berger 168 vlds, IMR 4831, and WLRM primers

my first question is will it be possible to SAFELY reach a muzzle velocity of 3000 fps or slightly greater? if so with how many grains?

I keep hearing that VLDs like to be in or kissing the lands, my second question is does anyone know the seating depth of my rifle?. Or how close to the lands can i SAFELY get while maintaining the best accuracy?

any information will be much appreciated
 
my first question is will it be possible to SAFELY reach a muzzle velocity of 3000 fps or slightly greater? if so with how many grains?
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Because of the variations in chamber and barrel dimensions,and in lots of powder,nobody can accurately predict that.

I keep hearing that VLDs like to be in or kissing the lands, my second question is does anyone know the seating depth of my rifle?. Or how close to the lands can i SAFELY get while maintaining the best accuracy?
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Once again,nobody can actually predict that.
 
hi yotas
you can reach 3000 fps with imr 4831 but it is a max load so you must start at least a couple of grains below max and work up to it, my books tell me max is 60-61 grains when using that powder. i'm not an expert at reloading but i have heard that the bullet should never touch the lands because it could cause unknown effects on case pressure at ignition....do you have any reloading books, that is the only way to know max powder charges , even better to have at least two different books to compare any differences in powder charges
good luck
 
i'm not an expert at reloading but i have heard that the bullet should never touch the lands because it could cause unknown effects on case pressure at ignition..
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Many target shooters actually jam the bullet into the lands.Considering the accuracy that they are achieving,the pressure must be fairly consistent.
 
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