I think about 3.7 is mag lenght for my MKV's. I typically load to 3.556 or what ever the book load is. I have not played with seating depths on WBY cartridges.
The Hornady brass I have is a little thicker, has a couple of grains of water less capacity. Take into account when loading.
I have never had issues with primier pockets with WBY brass,
Great loads. What Primer and COAL are you siting those.
I still have some RL22 and IMR 7828 because I saved them from my 300 WBY. Been my favorit cartridge since 1986
Perhaps its because mine was a little under max. I hunted south Texas and South Africa with it. Three rifles, used 200 gr AB and PT interchangeably. Then again every rifle is different. I use IMR 7828 with 180 grn. Again Under Max
For 10 years in the 1980’s through early 1990s I loaded 79 grn 1MR 4350 and 180 grn BT for my German 300 WBY. I was getting 1/2” 5 round group at 100 with an old 1959 WBY scope. IMR was DuPont then. Now that load is considered why above max and unsafe. I was told powder has not changed, but...
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am so happy you said that. My first 10 years of hunting, I used IMR 4350 and 180 BT in 300 WBY.at max load, no longer considered safe by data publishers. Weather in Texas can be from 40 to 90 when hunting. No problem. For my South Africa trip, loaded my WBY with 200 PT and RL 22 and my son’s...
There is CBTO and COAL. When there is inconsistency in the bullets, it can affect how deep the bulled is set in case, changing pressures. I can also affect jump. I can go into
More details when I am back at home in a couple of days
I would stick with that for now and hunt. I would check it in the summer. I use RL 22 with AB in my 300WBY with great success. I do not think it’s as temperature sensitive as people say.
I only have M70 CRF made in New Haven or WBY MKV rifles for hunting. I my last three MKV I have used Leupold QRW, I want to ability to take them off for travel. I also used those on my M70 375H&H so I can use iron sights in brush country
It'll be interesting to see what you find. I have only tried on primer (9 1/2 M) in that caliber, for both 260 and 300 grns bullets. Never gone to the hunt I was planning, so I stopped developing.