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Using my old Lyman Spartan press, and assorted dies, depending on caliber, I set my dies for each bullet type that I'm loading with a "dummy pilot round" These are loaded with the first bullet out of a box.and seated in a sized and trimmed case, but without powder or primer. After seating I measure each pilot round and then store it in a labeled drawer, showing cal. and bullet by weight, type and manufacturer. When I go to set up my seating die for that cal. I loosen the seating die, run the press down to full stroke, than adjust the seating die to just where it is firm on my pilot round. My lengths have been pretty consistent over the 10 or so years that I have been reloading.
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