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Bullet Sorting – Weight vs BTO vs BS
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1520383" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Good info! Be interested in your results!</p><p>You hit the nail on the head.....all the anguish in managing the loading process and component selection is geared towards an attempt to eliminate/reduce flyers with a particular barrel/load. After years of testing and experimenting with all the variables with my competition and hunting rifles used for LR precision, my personal formula that seems to get me to a a high confidence with reduced flyers is:</p><p>-custom barrel/trued action</p><p>-100-200ct of same lot brass(usually Lapua/Norma which is superb brass which does not usually require sorting...or annealing given the chamber dimensions. </p><p>-sufficient same lot bullets that are under .002" in BTO and BS, and under +/- .1gr weight, to last the estimated life of the barrel. Same lot Bergers and JLK's are tight! I'll sort SMK's and Hornadys.</p><p>-Sufficient same lot match primers, and powder(measured to .1gr) to last the estimated life of the barrel. </p><p>-Dyes/settings dedicated to the load.</p><p>-it can take 50-200 rounds to develope a load and fully stabilize a new barrel. </p><p>-Find the cleaning regimen that maintains consistency. This "can" be a source of flyers...ie carbon ring, copper, etc. </p><p>While it's not always possible to always do all the above, the closer, the better. </p><p>Flyers can be caused by several factors. I have also found that they can be one of the first signs that the barrel is on its way out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1520383, member: 10291"] Good info! Be interested in your results! You hit the nail on the head.....all the anguish in managing the loading process and component selection is geared towards an attempt to eliminate/reduce flyers with a particular barrel/load. After years of testing and experimenting with all the variables with my competition and hunting rifles used for LR precision, my personal formula that seems to get me to a a high confidence with reduced flyers is: -custom barrel/trued action -100-200ct of same lot brass(usually Lapua/Norma which is superb brass which does not usually require sorting...or annealing given the chamber dimensions. -sufficient same lot bullets that are under .002” in BTO and BS, and under +/- .1gr weight, to last the estimated life of the barrel. Same lot Bergers and JLK’s are tight! I’ll sort SMK’s and Hornadys. -Sufficient same lot match primers, and powder(measured to .1gr) to last the estimated life of the barrel. -Dyes/settings dedicated to the load. -it can take 50-200 rounds to develope a load and fully stabilize a new barrel. -Find the cleaning regimen that maintains consistency. This “can” be a source of flyers...ie carbon ring, copper, etc. While it’s not always possible to always do all the above, the closer, the better. Flyers can be caused by several factors. I have also found that they can be one of the first signs that the barrel is on its way out. [/QUOTE]
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