Seating Depth

[phish]

Tubb used to jump his, he mentioned it in his first book. There are others who are experimenting with jumping, leaping if you will, vlds.

[Fjold]

The reason why the bullet is actually fairly deep into the case for .010" off the lands is because your rifle is chambered for .223 Remington. That's SAAMI specification .223 Remington. Not .223 Wylde, 5.56 NATO, or another .223 variant with a longer leade.

But there's nothing wrong with using the VLD and seating deeper that most manuals indicate as long as the ogive of the bullet does not go below the lip of the case (top of the neck).

There's nothing wrong with compressed loads. Take a look at 22cal 77gr BTHP. To shoot 22cal 77gr BTHP at AR15 magazine length, the load is going to be compressed, guaranteed.

+1. I use compressed loads in a number of cartridges.

[ocabj]

I'm no expert, but i've never heard of anyone NOT seating VLDs on the lands. My bud only uses VLDs in 308 and 223 and he sets on the lands with exceptional accuracy...

I've shot great scores in 600 yard slow prone with jumped 80gr VLDs.

Stecker of Berger Bullets even released a statement indicating that seating to the lands is a myth for VLDs. The optimal depth may be at the lands or it could be a bit off the lands. It all depends on your gun.