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Precision Hand Loading For Long Range-Chapter One: Brass Sort & Prep By Tres MonCeret
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<blockquote data-quote="Shootin4fun" data-source="post: 524342" data-attributes="member: 28741"><p><strong>Re: Precision Hand Loading For Long Range-Chapter One: Brass Sort & Prep By Tres MonC</strong></p><p></p><p>Tres- Good arcticle, thanks!</p><p> </p><p>I've been hand loading for the usual reasons, but I don't often shoot past 400 yards. If I'm lucky, I shoot 1" groups at 300 yards.</p><p> </p><p>But now I see I have been deviating from your stated proceedure. </p><p> </p><p>1) I full case resize. Does this degrade accuracy, or just shorten case life due to full case expansion / compression?</p><p> </p><p>2) I only clean primer pockets with a pocket brush. I don't use the tool to ream them out like that. It the difference measurable?</p><p> </p><p>3) Annealing! I have never done this and it seems like a tedious and tricky process. How much does neck tension typically vary in non-annealed cases??</p><p> </p><p>Has anyone reloaded the same exact loads with cases that have and have not been annealed to determine how much of a difference it makes? </p><p> </p><p>I always figured that differences in the tightness of fit of the bullet from round to round did not present enough friction difference compared to the tremendous pressure building up to move the bullet to make a difference in vel or POI. I can understand that crimping vs. not crimping could change the amount of pressure to get the bullet moving because there you are really increasing the "hold" quite a bit.</p><p> </p><p>Good discussion and thanks for the very informative article!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shootin4fun, post: 524342, member: 28741"] [b]Re: Precision Hand Loading For Long Range-Chapter One: Brass Sort & Prep By Tres MonC[/b] Tres- Good arcticle, thanks! I've been hand loading for the usual reasons, but I don't often shoot past 400 yards. If I'm lucky, I shoot 1" groups at 300 yards. But now I see I have been deviating from your stated proceedure. 1) I full case resize. Does this degrade accuracy, or just shorten case life due to full case expansion / compression? 2) I only clean primer pockets with a pocket brush. I don't use the tool to ream them out like that. It the difference measurable? 3) Annealing! I have never done this and it seems like a tedious and tricky process. How much does neck tension typically vary in non-annealed cases?? Has anyone reloaded the same exact loads with cases that have and have not been annealed to determine how much of a difference it makes? I always figured that differences in the tightness of fit of the bullet from round to round did not present enough friction difference compared to the tremendous pressure building up to move the bullet to make a difference in vel or POI. I can understand that crimping vs. not crimping could change the amount of pressure to get the bullet moving because there you are really increasing the "hold" quite a bit. Good discussion and thanks for the very informative article!!! [/QUOTE]
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