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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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popgun Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Weighing Components |
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Weighing components is a reloading technique used by Benchrest Shooters, Long Range Shooters, those shooting rifles with tight neck chambers (custom barrels), and those that just can't stand not adding another step to their reloading in factory chambers
It's right up there with sifting powders for uniform powder size.
If you are doing some long range prairie dog or ground hog hunting you may see some improvement but it is really not worth the effort in a factory chamber for 'hunting'. If you get .5" groups with your current loads that will keep you on target out to 300+yds. Reloading is fun but shooting time is more fun.
If you decide to do it you need to start buying components in larger quantity's. It is really not worth sorting 100 cases & bullets.
I don't bother with it myself because my 'thang' is hunting.
Safe shooting,
Chris
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calsibley Super Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Weighing Components |
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I have in the past weighed bullets as well as cases. I no long do this as it's simply too time consuming, or maybe I've just become too lazy over the years. I think the invention of the case tumbler put a halt to case weighing. You could weigh all your cases, put them in the proper order in your MTM boxes, shoot them in the proper order, return the empties to their proper place. Then you returned home, tired out and threw them all in the tumbler. Whoops, there went your sorting system, shot to hell in one motion. I think I'd get a variance of 2.5grs. from lightest to heaviest with a box of 100 bullets. It hardly seemed enough to worry about. Best wishes.
Cal - Montreal
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calsibley Super Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Weighing Components |
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I have in the past weighed bullets as well as cases. I no long do this as it's simply too time consuming, or maybe I've just become too lazy over the years. I think the invention of the case tumbler put a halt to case weighing. You could weigh all your cases, put them in the proper order in your MTM boxes, shoot them in the proper order, return the empties to their proper place. Then you returned home, tired out and threw them all in the tumbler. Whoops, there went your sorting system, shot to hell in one motion. I think I'd get a variance of 2.5grs. from lightest to heaviest with a box of 100 bullets. It hardly seemed enough to worry about. Best wishes.
Cal - Montreal
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popgun Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: Weighing Components |
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It's right up there with sifting powders for uniform powder size. |
Good article on sifting powders but I don't do that either.
Sifting Powder
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DallanC Site Admin
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:36 am Post subject: Re: Weighing Components |
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Interesting article but man, that guy needs use Paragraphs a bit better... my eyes started glazing over about a quarter of the way down.
Anyway I reload for plinking, targets and hunting. Generally I am able to achieve < 1MOA usually closer to .60 for most of my guns. I dont weigh components and honestly dont see the need as I'm achieving what I feel is "good enough" for my purposes.
Now if I was into 1000 meter / yard shooting I would take things alot more seriously and look into anything giving an edge.
Oh and Calsibly, your comment on the tumbler cracked me up
-DallanC
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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Gil Martin Super Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: Weighing Components |
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I only weigh rifle and pistol powder charges during the reloading process. Nothing else gets weighed. All the best...
Gil
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goneballistic Guest
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:02 am Post subject: Re: Weighing Components |
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Can't disagree too much with the above, but...
When I 1rst started reloading I worked up a .223 load that got very good accuracy. I used Winchester cases. For some reason I ran the load thru a batch of Federal cases. I was getting quite a few blown primers, after just reloading them once, stopped using them, felt they were junk.
After I started weighing cases I found the mean weight of Winchester .223 cases was 92.5 grains. One day I snagged one of the Federal cases and weighed it. Then another, and another. Mean weight of those cases was 107 grains! Explains the blown primers. In my inexperience of years past I had ignored the rule of re-work up the load if any components are changed, luckily my ignorance only cost me a few blown primers.
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