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<blockquote data-quote="MSU Marksman" data-source="post: 358205" data-attributes="member: 8847"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I'm sure I missed it somewhere in your post, but how were you applying the lube to the bullets?</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I've also done some tests trying to get better groups out of bulk ammo. The first test I did was measuring rim thickness. I graphed the outcome in excel for a few brands, and found that they all make a nice bell curve, but that actual targets really didn't justify sorting.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The second test I did was weight sorting. This certainly affected groups as it almost completely eliminated fliers. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Finally, I broke down and bought a Waltz sizing die. This is where I noticed the best results. By using the weight sorted rounds, I then re-sized them with the die into hollow points, which really made all of the lead rounds much more consistent in diameter, which ultimately gave better groups.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Now, does that mean I'll be using worked over Remington Thunderbolts in competitions? No, I'll still buy true target ammo for that. But at least I'm getting more consistent performance out of cheap ammo for plinking and hunting purposes.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MSU Marksman, post: 358205, member: 8847"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I'm sure I missed it somewhere in your post, but how were you applying the lube to the bullets?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I've also done some tests trying to get better groups out of bulk ammo. The first test I did was measuring rim thickness. I graphed the outcome in excel for a few brands, and found that they all make a nice bell curve, but that actual targets really didn't justify sorting.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]The second test I did was weight sorting. This certainly affected groups as it almost completely eliminated fliers. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Finally, I broke down and bought a Waltz sizing die. This is where I noticed the best results. By using the weight sorted rounds, I then re-sized them with the die into hollow points, which really made all of the lead rounds much more consistent in diameter, which ultimately gave better groups.[/FONT][/COLOR] [SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Now, does that mean I’ll be using worked over Remington Thunderbolts in competitions? No, I’ll still buy true target ammo for that. But at least I’m getting more consistent performance out of cheap ammo for plinking and hunting purposes.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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