What am I missing

[Bill Steele]

In the Lyman's reloading book it said for an oal of 1.275 if I remember correctly.

Forgive me if I am wrong. But what your saying is, people look at the load data and go shorter than what is actually needed?

Sorry if my post was unclear. The maximum OAL in the cartridge spec is 1.275" That is there so rounds will chamber reliably in all guns. If you are over maximum, the rounds may not fit your magazine or chamber.

Each specific load receipe has an OAL associated with it. That spec is a MINIMUM OAL. It says, if you use this receipe and don't seat the bullet any deeper than this minimum OAL, you will be OK pressure wise.

Most people find the above minimum OAL is usually shorter than a preferred OAL and load their rounds longer than the minimum OAL in the load spec (but not longer than 1.275", as then they might not fit in their magazine).

For instance, Hodgdon specifies 1.200" as the MINIMUM OAL for their load for 230gr round nose bullets using their W231 powder up to 5.3grs maximum. I load my 230gr RN bullets to 1.260-1.265" so I am OK as I am above their minimum OAL and not at or above the cartridge maximum.

Make sense?

[FresnoCNC]

Sorry if my post was unclear. The maximum OAL in the cartridge spec is 1.275" That is there so rounds will chamber reliably in all guns. If you are over maximum, the rounds may not fit your magazine or chamber.

Each specific load receipe has an OAL associated with it. That spec is a MINIMUM OAL. It says, if you use this receipe and don't seat the bullet any deeper than this minimum OAL, you will be OK pressure wise.

Most people find the above minimum OAL is usually shorter than a preferred OAL and load their rounds longer than the minimum OAL in the load spec (but not longer than 1.275", as then they might not fit in their magazine).

For instance, Hodgdon specifies 1.200" as the MINIMUM OAL for their load for 230gr round nose bullets using their W231 powder up to 5.3grs maximum. I load my 230gr RN bullets to 1.260-1.265" so I am OK as I am above their minimum OAL and not at or above the cartridge maximum.

Make sense?

Okay got it, thanks for taking your time to explain that. I'll have to look at the load data for tite group as that will be the first powder I'll be using along with extreme 230gr rn bullets

[Bill Steele]

Okay got it, thanks for taking your time to explain that. I'll have to look at the load data for tite group as that will be the first powder I'll be using along with extreme 230gr rn bullets

I have found Hodgdon's online data to be really reliable. The load data that matches closest to your Xtreme plated is probably the 230gr LRN, but the 230gr FMJ data will work just as well.

Good luck, have fun.