What is a VLD seating stem?
Your Price: $24.00. VLD Drift – For VLD bullets Direct replacement for the standard stem that comes with our bullet seating dies. Reamed with steeper angle, designed to grip lower on the bullet then the standard stem.
Do I need a VLD seating stem?
by: Phil Hoham. We recommended that when loading a Very Low Drag (VLD) bullet, Hybrid bullet, or any bullet that has a secant ogive, that you use a VLD seating stem or a reloading die that was made specifically to match a secant shape.
What does VLD stand for in Berger Bullets?
Very Low Drag
VLD stands for Very Low Drag, and does not refer to a lifestyle, but to an ultra streamlined bullet.
Do Berger bullets like to jump?
The Berger Hybrid bullets have both the VLD (secant) and Standard (tangent) ogives incorporated into the nose design. This makes these bullets very tolerant of jump in most cases.
What is a secant ogive?
A secant ogive is an ogive that tapers more gradually relative to its length than does the tangent ogive and touches the curve at two places, which provides a higher Ballistic Coefficient (BC) and less drag.
What is Nosler AccuBond?
Through an exclusive bonding process that eliminates voids in the bullet core, AccuBond® couples Nosler’s proven copper-alloy jacket with its special lead-alloy core. The result is a bullet that flies true, penetrates deep and retains its weight, without causing extensive barrel fouling.
Are Berger Bullets accurate?
After we proved that the Berger VLD bullets are consistently and exceptionally capable of putting game down quickly we started promoting the VLD to hunters. We were nervous at first as we believe the VLD needed to be in the rifling to shoot well and we also knew that most hunters use a magazine and SAMMI chambers.
Does bullet seating depth affect accuracy?
The closer a bullet starts to the lands, generally, the less it wobbles before making contact. This minimizes disruption of the projectile and enhances accuracy. If your barrel is in good shape, you can increase accuracy by tweaking the bullet seating depth. Most bullets shoot most accurately when seated to within .
What is the best bullet seating depth?
Most bullets shoot most accurately when seated to within . 035 inch to . 015 inch of touching the lands. Many benchrest shooters like them just kissing the lands.
What is the shape of a bullet called?
The ogive shape forms the front of the bullet. The ogive shape is formed from the arcs of two circles. The ogive may or may not be tangent at the point of intersection to the cylindrical portion of the bullet. When the circles are tangent to the cylinder portion, we call say this is a tangent ogive.
What is the difference between Nosler Partition and Nosler AccuBond?
The Accubond is designed to mushroom but stay together. The Partition is designed so that the front part will shrapnel but the rear will keep penetrating. That shrapnel will do a good bit of damage in soft tissue like a lungs only broadside shot.
Is the Nosler AccuBond a good bullet?
The AccuBond is generally a very accurate bullet. This is because the core is void free. AccuBond bullets also shoot very flat; they have a high ballistic coefficient for their weight, which is helped by a pointy white tip.