Things you wished you knew when you started?

[WYO300RUM]

Apples and oranges people please!!! There's a huge difference between what hunters like us use, and what champion target shooters use. Do you buy three barrels at a time, all chambered at the same time, and have your dies cut with the same reamer? If so of course you full length size, because that custom die will only bump the case back to your chamber size. I have watched a champion shooter measuring before and after sizing and dimensional changes where minuscule. I.E. The discharge energy all goes into the barrel, NOT into rearranging the dimensions of the brass. Most of us hunters have realised a long time ago that a Collet neck die and a Body die [when necessary] after fire forming is vastly more accurate and produces extraordinary case life. Neck sizing is way more accurate in all eleven of my rifles, and all seven of the other rifles I reload for. We also never have to trim our brass after the original unifying and never get doughnut swelling. The stupidity of asking one specialised branch of shooters for a general rule for all is astonishingly stupid. God spare us from u tube idiots like this!
P.S. If you are in Australia, I dare you to come and prove me wrong. I have a place to shoot all hours any day and a place for you to stay free of charge. If you're not game to try, just shut your ignorant mouth.

Really ??? That's the most arrogant post I think I've seen here. I'm so glad you are just a short time member. I don't think I've seen an Active or Long time member tell anybody to shut their ignorant mouth. Maybe it was 5 o'clock there ? Pub time .
Mram 10plus. I couldn't of held back like you did... Your a good man. I'd take him up on the trip also.

 

[WYO300RUM]

I understand what you believe but there was no need for your last statement was anyone this rude to you I think not

Amen brother.

 

[JMW67]

Amen brother.

You know im not sure about everywhere else but where im from a statement like that gonna get something whooped

 

[GLTaylor]

 

[WYO300RUM]

You know im not sure about everywhere else but where im from a statement like that gonna get something whooped

For sure. Mighty bold talk for a one eyed fat man. "True Grit" . A long way to travel for a whoopin ! 8k miles ? I'm betting he doesn't show up on this site for awhile . Gooday mate !

 

[sturner]

For sure. Mighty bold talk for a one eyed fat man. "True Grit" . A long way to travel for a whoopin ! 8k miles ? I'm betting he doesn't show up on this site for awhile . Gooday mate !

Bet your right
One those you just gotta say
Bless his heart
Thanks to Len for the ignore option

 

[WYO300RUM]

Bet your right
One those you just gotta say
Bless his heart
Thanks to Len for the ignore option

Yep. For sure.

 

[Don A Parsons]

Ha,,, yes to the part about being a better shooter when we we're young,,, I'm thinking it had alot to do with being in good shape and my eyes were working good...

Maybe my brain is slowing down...

I wished I knew this 41 years ago... lol...

 

[X47guy]

Slight tangent ... try different positions and rear rest setups with big boomers at 1000. More pronounced with biggers cartridges. Sorry, couldn't help myself

I have. Nothing changes. Maybe it's a lack of proper recoil management or fundamentals that cause it to change for some people.

 

[Mram10us]

I have. Nothing changes. Maybe it's a lack of proper recoil management or fundamentals that cause it to change for some people.

Ha. Ok. I probably just suck at shooting

 

[X47guy]

Ha. Ok. I probably just suck at shooting

I'd love to hear an explanation of why your POI changes and mine doesn't. I'm far from a great shooter but my POI doesn't change. I know a lot of shooters that their POI doesn't change.

 

[TXAoudadKlr]

Learning how to reload because your first custom rig is chambered in a wildcat is perhaps unwise.

 

[Mram10us]

I'd love to hear an explanation of why your POI changes and mine doesn't. I'm far from a great shooter but my POI doesn't change. I know a lot of shooters that their POI doesn't change.

A rifle only needs to compress the rear bag about .001" to throw the bullet 12" high at 1000yds. What cartridges have you tested and what rear supports at 1000yds? I know a lot of shooters that they do change, but I'll video the next time I shoot at 1000 with different setups. It might show what I'm doing wrong

 

[X47guy]

A rifle only needs to compress the rear bag about .001" to throw the bullet 12" high at 1000yds. What cartridges have you tested and what rear supports at 1000yds? I know a lot of shooters that they do change, but I'll video the next time I shoot at 1000 with different setups. It might show what I'm doing wrong

6BR, 223 rem, 223 AI, 260 rem, 260 AI, 6.5 CM, 6.5x47L, 6CM, 308, 7-08, 7 RM, 338 LM, 338 AM, 338 edge, 375 CT, 408 CT, and 50 BMG.

We have shot all these out to a mile and most of them out to 2K. Prone and positional. Prone and modified prone being off a bipod and several different rear bags. Positional (barricade, tank trap, etc) using a reg game changer and pint size. The 50 is the only one we haven't really messed with a whole lot positional. If you missed with any of these rifles, it was because you weren't on target or struggled with recoil management. POI shouldn't change.