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Loading Range Brass and expecting Precision
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<blockquote data-quote="SteelBanger" data-source="post: 1892138" data-attributes="member: 112192"><p>I guess my main concern or question is that I have several years worth of what I'm pretty confident is very mixed 99% 1x fired brass ... even sorted by head stamp they are from who knows how many different lots over the years and how much accuracy can be expected from it? </p><p></p><p>Out to 300y it will likely do what I need it to do, but getting SD / ES down to single digits to get a load tuned to sub-moa at 500y - 600y has evaded me and I can't help but think quality brass might help reduce big inconsistencies in the brass.</p><p></p><p>For up to 300y I just shot load ladders with Hornady 55gr SP bullets, one ladder with H335 and one with Varget - H335 looks the most promising with a good node at the top end, which I suspected. I chose these bullets because they are very cheap and I've seen great accuracy reviews so if I can get them to shoot they should be great plinking rounds.</p><p></p><p>For 300y - 600y I just shot a ladder with Hornady 73gr ELD-M and Varget, with a nice node at 25.9gr if I remember right.</p><p></p><p>Need to load up some additional rounds around those nodes to shoot for groups and see what I get!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteelBanger, post: 1892138, member: 112192"] I guess my main concern or question is that I have several years worth of what I’m pretty confident is very mixed 99% 1x fired brass ... even sorted by head stamp they are from who knows how many different lots over the years and how much accuracy can be expected from it? Out to 300y it will likely do what I need it to do, but getting SD / ES down to single digits to get a load tuned to sub-moa at 500y - 600y has evaded me and I can’t help but think quality brass might help reduce big inconsistencies in the brass. For up to 300y I just shot load ladders with Hornady 55gr SP bullets, one ladder with H335 and one with Varget - H335 looks the most promising with a good node at the top end, which I suspected. I chose these bullets because they are very cheap and I’ve seen great accuracy reviews so if I can get them to shoot they should be great plinking rounds. For 300y - 600y I just shot a ladder with Hornady 73gr ELD-M and Varget, with a nice node at 25.9gr if I remember right. Need to load up some additional rounds around those nodes to shoot for groups and see what I get! [/QUOTE]
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