You make some valid points, and yeah .1" very likely is variation in shooter rather than load/seating depth variation.
Still fun to play with and good to know that seating depth can make a difference depending on the projectile.
I will play devils advocate for a second.....if I loaded to mag length in my fierce rem mag I would be jamming my projectiles into the lands by a considerable amount so not one rule for all by any means.
Definitely agree that loading to sammi spec you should be able to find an accurate load in most hunting rifles if you stick to bullet weights that will stabalise with your twist rate.
I like to play and I like to understand what I'm doing so don't mind fiddling to see what/if any difference is made and how to interpret what my rifle is doing.
It's not for everyone and yes I do get over complicated but it's only out of interest, I know I can load accurate hunting rounds without all the fuss.
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