25/06 Seating Depth Question

[Vince]

Trying to work up a Nosler Partition and Hornady SP bullet for my 25/06.

The recommended seating depth for the Hornady bullet is 3.120". I have no recommended seating depth for the Nosler Partition and it is longer by 0.029" Should I therefore make the Nosler loads 3.149" long?

I'm just looking for a place to start and will play with the seating depth more once I figure out the most accurate powder charge. I'm leery of seating the bullet too deep and have had a hard time with pressure issues in this rifle so I'm being cautious. I prefer to have a starting length, which the Hornady Manual gives you, and I've found that if I stick to the Hornady length with their bullets it works great. My rifle prefers shorter bullets and it has a "Tight throat and long chamber." according to my Gunsmith.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[rick smith]

Function from the mag box, not be jammed into the lands with enough bullet in the caseto not move when being cycled.Rick.

 

[Vince]

Thank you Nosler V for the help with this question over the phone.

I'm going to keep trying to make a Nosler Bullet work in this rifle even if it kills me.

 

[FOTIS]

My 100 BTs and 115 BTs are seated to 3.190"

 

[Vince]

Thank you Fotis.
I went a little deeper, 3.120" given the characteristics of my rifle and the preferences it has displayed so far.

 

[FOTIS]

Matters not as long as she likes it that way. Some like it kissing the lands and some like a jump.

 

[Wincheringen]

I say start by 'kissing' the lands and then seat deeper.