Bigeclipse
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Ive been reloading for about 5 years now but ive never purchased high-end components (except brass) nor have I purchased some types equipment such as bullet runout tools. I am not looking to 1/4MOA groups although I do require sub MOA loads out to 400 yards. Obviously the smaller the better but ive tried to keep things somewhat simple for now. Right now my reloading equipment and steps are as follows: lapua brass which has been shot once. I full length size my brass using redding full length sizing dies. Check overall length and trim if needed. I check primer pockets for burs in the flash hole but that's about it. I prime using a RCBS hand priming tool. I then weigh each powder charge and confirm with two scales (gempro250 and balance beam) to at least the nearest tenth. I drop powder and seat bullet with a standard seating die. I measure each round to the ogive using the Hornady tool. I also have the tool which allows you to use a dummy round to check the distance to the lands. I then will do a powder charge OCW test with bullets seated at .020 off the lands (unless using bergers, which I will then use berger method). Once I find an accuracy node, I then will mess with seating depth to see if I can tighten the groups anymore unless the groups are already small enough for my needs. Again, since I only hunt to 400 yards I desire only 1MOA or better due to not a lot of time in my life for reloading and testing.
I am wondering if I am missing anything important which could drastically help improve my reloading or maybe even time it takes to reload without losing consistency such as better loading dies such as competition bullet seater dies or run out gauges or steps in my reloading. Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated. I know there are tons of things I could be doing such all bullet run out and many other steps. I am not looking to add in a ton of new steps but if there is one or two other things which could potentially make a significant improvement im all ears. Thank you!
I am wondering if I am missing anything important which could drastically help improve my reloading or maybe even time it takes to reload without losing consistency such as better loading dies such as competition bullet seater dies or run out gauges or steps in my reloading. Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated. I know there are tons of things I could be doing such all bullet run out and many other steps. I am not looking to add in a ton of new steps but if there is one or two other things which could potentially make a significant improvement im all ears. Thank you!