Sure has been quiet here

[Kurt]

I agree with the shallow seated PP bullet. The last thing I want to mess with during a match is fumbling with bullets falling out of the case loading.
I like about 1/8" in the case and that is good in my chambers that are on the tight side where a fired case the patched bullet is snug. No taper crimp needed and I can lift the loaded shell by the bullet and it holds the loaded case.
Several years ago you send me some of those DD bullets and I used them in the .44-90 BN with it's 19 ROT and they shot very well in it but they handy capped the .44-75 Ballard because of the powder loss.
I ended making a DD from one of the BA moulds I had cut for a hunting bullet for the .44-77 so I could load it dirty for a follow up shot that I patched a couple thousands under bore diameter and I can still do this with the shank diameter it has if I so patch it for shooting with a follow up shot in a fouled chamber.
It will hold 8/8 in the white spot on the 600 yard iron at the Q with out a problem.
When you patch a bullet at the base at groove diameter it does well sealing the gas fast behind the bullet for consistent pressure holding the ES constant. This is why I patched to groove diameter for a long time before going with bore diameter patched bullets.
This changed when I retired and had time to be able to drive out to the long range Gong matches and needed more powder capacity in the .45-70.