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Do you weight sort your boolits ???
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<blockquote data-quote="MNbogboy" data-source="post: 671325" data-attributes="member: 18849"><p>I only have used Berger .243, .257 and .264 hunting VLDs in various weights.....I have weight checked all of these and they very seldom found more than a half a grain difference....I do not weight sort them any more...</p><p></p><p>I do however length check them and batch sort them for length....base to "bore diameter" lengths are very consistent (plus or minus .002 or there abouts) but lengths may vary up to .015 in a box of 100....I sort these into Plus or minus .004 groups usually getting 3 "piles" per box (throwing out the extreme long and short ones).....However actual seating depths remain very consistent as most of the length difference is out past the seating stem towards the tip.........With a visual inspection looking straight at the tip you often can see that the "hole" in the meplat varies with the length (smaller the hole the longer the bullet).....As a result if you measure COAL the Bergers will be all over the place using the same seater setting....</p><p></p><p>As far as accuracy....I have only shot these batches to 600 yards and I see little or no difference in group sizes or POI....</p><p></p><p>Berger's manufacturing process results in very consistent weight, consistent ogive profile and base to "ogive" length.....That is the biggest reason in my opinion that they shoot so well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNbogboy, post: 671325, member: 18849"] I only have used Berger .243, .257 and .264 hunting VLDs in various weights.....I have weight checked all of these and they very seldom found more than a half a grain difference....I do not weight sort them any more... I do however length check them and batch sort them for length....base to "bore diameter" lengths are very consistent (plus or minus .002 or there abouts) but lengths may vary up to .015 in a box of 100....I sort these into Plus or minus .004 groups usually getting 3 "piles" per box (throwing out the extreme long and short ones).....However actual seating depths remain very consistent as most of the length difference is out past the seating stem towards the tip.........With a visual inspection looking straight at the tip you often can see that the "hole" in the meplat varies with the length (smaller the hole the longer the bullet).....As a result if you measure COAL the Bergers will be all over the place using the same seater setting.... As far as accuracy....I have only shot these batches to 600 yards and I see little or no difference in group sizes or POI.... Berger's manufacturing process results in very consistent weight, consistent ogive profile and base to "ogive" length.....That is the biggest reason in my opinion that they shoot so well. [/QUOTE]
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