Reloading advise for the encore

[upnorth]

Looking for some pointers folks.I have reloaded extensively for bolt action rifles, but never for a single shot. I just purchased a factory barrel in 7-08, and am looking for some advise on bullet seating depth, or any other tricks you have. I have decided to full-length resize the cases, to make things easier in the field. Any tips or advise is greatly appreciated!!!

[Grumulkin]

Resize the cases so the action just closes easily but no more than that.

When seating the bullet, seat it so that the action just closes easily and no more; this will ensure that the bullet is seated near the lands.

[grodon of the north]

What Grumulkin said, except I try to determine bullet seating depth with the barrel off the frame, with the bullet you want to load in a once fired case. Maybe try a search here on the subject and you'll probally turn up a wealth of information. My 7-08 seems to be pretty touchy about headspace/resizing as far as accuracy goes. Some say to measure the gap between your frame and the breech of your bbl. with a feeler gauge (action locked up) then adjust your sizing die so that the case head prodtrudes from the breech face just a thousandth or two less than the measured gap. :?  Clear as mud?