Thread: 6.5x55 seating depth

Ive got 4 sweedes i load for the military ones have real long throats so cant get the bullets any where near the lands so seat the bullet 6.5mm into the case for the tikka i start the bullet in the case then put it in the rifle and close the bolt open and take the case out put it in your press unwind the seating part of seating die raise case into die and wind seating screw down untill it touches bullet lower case and wind down 1/2 turn more and reseat bullet that should five you a starting point label and keep the bullet you just used and use it to set up the die in future thats what i do and it works for me also obiously the bullet for setting up die isnt live