Seating Hornady XTP Bullets

[Life Member]

Hello to all. Loading my first box of jacketed bullets. Hornady XTP. They have a knurled ring around them. Where should that ring end up after being seated? The bottom of the ring at the case mouth. Leaving the whole ring showing, half the width of the ring showing or what would you recommend? Thanks bryon

 

[XtremeVel]

Usually I just load them to start to what OAL the Hornady manual suggests for the particular bullet. What caliber and bullet weight you using ?

 

[kboom524]

Usually I just load them to start to what OAL the Hornady manual suggests for the particular bullet. What caliber and bullet weight you using ?

Would really help to know what caliber and bullet weight.

Good choice on the XTPs. Love them in my 44s and 357.

 

[Life Member]

Im loading some 44 mags with 240 grain xtp

 

[XtremeVel]

Well Hornady recommends with a trim to length of 1.275 to seat that particular bullet to a AOL of 1.600 for pistol and 1.610 for rifle.

 

[Life Member]

Thank you very much for looking that up for me. Also thanks for your service to this Great Country, Bryon

 

[XtremeVel]

Thank you very much for looking that up for me. Also thanks for your service to this Great Country, Bryon

Your welcome ! Typing from the reloading room so it was no trouble what so ever. Good luck with your loads !

 

[daclamdvm]

I seat my XTPs to the middle of the crimping grooveas long as it is the right OAL as XtremeVel indicated. I've played around with seating at the top or the bottom and haven't found that it makes any difference. I've never seen them shift.

 

[cbop]

I'm sorry to thread jack but you wouldn't happen to have the OAL for the XTP 230gn .45acp? I would appreciate it. Thanks

 

[Life Member]

Contact ExtremeVel. He may be able to help you. He helped me with OAL of my XTP's

 

[Corky]

I don't have my books in front of me.
This is what I found online.

Hornady 7th edition loading manual uses an overall length at 1.230" for the 230 grain XTP-HP.

 

[cbop]

Thank you Corky