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<blockquote data-quote="Wile E Coyote" data-source="post: 591673" data-attributes="member: 28381"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I started reloading in the 80's as a result of getting a Lee press and kit as a gift. At the time reloading would have been more accurately described as a "re-filling process to feed my 03 Springfield, the Garand's and M1A's. Once the dies and powder measures were set, I don't recall ever touching them again. The exact same recipe was used for years. LR primers, H4895, 150FMJ and kept re-filling them until the cases split. Never had a problem and it wasn't until 10 or 12 years ago that I learned the load was relatively tame by comparison to what could have been loaded. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Throughout the past decade though as the price of ammo went through the roof and I got more involved my reloading went from an industrial process to more of the craft. Now my reloading is all about getting the most accuracy from the rifle – all while maintaining the ability to shoot without breaking the bank. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In the mid 2000's I started to load more for accuracy in my bolt guns. A friend is into benchrest shooting and I was watching the target through a spotting scope from behind the line one day and <strong>couldn't</strong> see most of the bullet strikes. Later, when the target was retrieved, I saw that each shot I didn't see was actually an X. Those I <strong>did</strong> see were 9's or 10's. If I remember right, the 10 ring was smaller than a dime and that has sort of become a benchmark for me. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">We later compared my factory Rem700 in 6mm Rem with factory ammo to this BR gun. We shot the same target at the same distances and found that it was hard work to hold about 1 MOA with my 6mm. With no changes to the gun except tuning the trigger, my buddy was able to produce a load that would hold ¾ to ½ MOA out to 485 yds under good conditions. This marks the beginning of my reloading for precision. I later had the rifle rebarreled, squared and trued the action, along with a few other tricks and goodies. That gun would then shoot 1/4MOA at the same distance. My hunting guns still cannot keep up with Mike's BR guns but this may change soon. But I'll report that in another post soon. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wile E Coyote, post: 591673, member: 28381"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I started reloading in the 80's as a result of getting a Lee press and kit as a gift. At the time reloading would have been more accurately described as a "re-filling process to feed my 03 Springfield, the Garand’s and M1A's. Once the dies and powder measures were set, I don't recall ever touching them again. The exact same recipe was used for years. LR primers, H4895, 150FMJ and kept re-filling them until the cases split. Never had a problem and it wasn't until 10 or 12 years ago that I learned the load was relatively tame by comparison to what could have been loaded. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Throughout the past decade though as the price of ammo went through the roof and I got more involved my reloading went from an industrial process to more of the craft. Now my reloading is all about getting the most accuracy from the rifle – all while maintaining the ability to shoot without breaking the bank. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]In the mid 2000's I started to load more for accuracy in my bolt guns. A friend is into benchrest shooting and I was watching the target through a spotting scope from behind the line one day and [B]couldn't[/B] see most of the bullet strikes. Later, when the target was retrieved, I saw that each shot I didn't see was actually an X. Those I [B]did[/B] see were 9's or 10's. If I remember right, the 10 ring was smaller than a dime and that has sort of become a benchmark for me. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]We later compared my factory Rem700 in 6mm Rem with factory ammo to this BR gun. We shot the same target at the same distances and found that it was hard work to hold about 1 MOA with my 6mm. With no changes to the gun except tuning the trigger, my buddy was able to produce a load that would hold ¾ to ½ MOA out to 485 yds under good conditions. This marks the beginning of my reloading for precision. I later had the rifle rebarreled, squared and trued the action, along with a few other tricks and goodies. That gun would then shoot 1/4MOA at the same distance. My hunting guns still cannot keep up with Mike's BR guns but this may change soon. But I’ll report that in another post soon. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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