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Reloading
When is enough, enough.....
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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2234276" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>When it stops showing up on the target, or it gets in the way of actually shooting. Loading is a means to an end, and the end is shooting, so if loading interferes with the real goal it has become a problem. </p><p></p><p>I have no problem with very complex sets of multiple variables, going down rabbit holes, chasing speed or distance or groups, or whatever the goal of your particular shooting that day is. But you have to start with a shooting goal and work backwards from there.</p><p></p><p>In one range session I might do a crush test on primers in a 6mm chasing the smallest group, and at the same time be shooting a suppressed hunting rifle that couldn't do better than 2" at 200 yards if a pixie rubbed magic unicorn crap on it, and be perfectly happy with each because they're hitting the goals I need them to.</p><p></p><p>Another part is being open with your goals in talking to other people about loading. Half the arguments here are because the two people arguing are chasing different goals. One person says "benchresters are doing this and they shoot wings off flies at 10,000 yards" and the other person says "that's nice I backback hunt Siberia for 19 months at a time ands have to be able to reload hand-cast lead bullets with an in-line seating die and a large rock" and the original posted just wanted to know if they can seat their 30-06 to mag length and still kill a whitetail at 100 yards. Meet the people you're talking with where they are - I try to not project my goals over theirs because otherwise what I say is just self-serving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2234276, member: 116181"] When it stops showing up on the target, or it gets in the way of actually shooting. Loading is a means to an end, and the end is shooting, so if loading interferes with the real goal it has become a problem. I have no problem with very complex sets of multiple variables, going down rabbit holes, chasing speed or distance or groups, or whatever the goal of your particular shooting that day is. But you have to start with a shooting goal and work backwards from there. In one range session I might do a crush test on primers in a 6mm chasing the smallest group, and at the same time be shooting a suppressed hunting rifle that couldn't do better than 2" at 200 yards if a pixie rubbed magic unicorn crap on it, and be perfectly happy with each because they're hitting the goals I need them to. Another part is being open with your goals in talking to other people about loading. Half the arguments here are because the two people arguing are chasing different goals. One person says "benchresters are doing this and they shoot wings off flies at 10,000 yards" and the other person says "that's nice I backback hunt Siberia for 19 months at a time ands have to be able to reload hand-cast lead bullets with an in-line seating die and a large rock" and the original posted just wanted to know if they can seat their 30-06 to mag length and still kill a whitetail at 100 yards. Meet the people you're talking with where they are - I try to not project my goals over theirs because otherwise what I say is just self-serving. [/QUOTE]
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