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[FONT="]After a bit of a hiatus from reloading, the archery bug got me pretty good and has consumed my time the last few years, I am in the process of getting back into rifles and reloading in large part because my oldest son is now ready to start hunting. So I am looking for the proper make/model/caliber for his first center-fire rifle and am looking at a long range gun for me as well. During this process I have been reading a ton of threads here trying to figure out specifics as both guns, for sure my son's, will be a factory gun in standard cartridge at least till he burns out his first barrel. It seems appropriate to start at the reloading side then work backwards to determine what make/model/caliber to get.
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[FONT="]In my reading I have found some fascinating threads on various procedures used for reloading for accuracy and consistency. One thing that surprised me a bit was the numerous mentions that much of the extreme measures that reloaders take to get the most accurate loads may not do much with a factory gun. As an example, I just read the article [/FONT]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f28/resizing-full-length-neck-sizing-die-61398/[FONT="] discussing the merits of neck sizing vs. full length sizing, a fascinating read. It also mentioned much of the benefits seen from the extra prep work aren't advantageous with a factory rifle due to generous sized chambers and other issues caused by factory quality guns.[/FONT]
[FONT="]So this got me to thinking about what the consensus is for accuracy reloading for factory rifles and long range accuracy. What is really worthwhile and what isn't when it comes to reloading for a factory gun, i.e., Savage or Remington 700 and maybe Howa, regarding neck turning, brass prep and sizing, brass and bullet sorting by weight, and the other parts of reloading, etc? Is there a list of the To Do's for factory guns vs custom chambered guns? Also, what tools do you consider essential for long range accuracy reloading in factory guns?[/FONT]
[FONT="]Thanks for the input.
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[FONT="]After a bit of a hiatus from reloading, the archery bug got me pretty good and has consumed my time the last few years, I am in the process of getting back into rifles and reloading in large part because my oldest son is now ready to start hunting. So I am looking for the proper make/model/caliber for his first center-fire rifle and am looking at a long range gun for me as well. During this process I have been reading a ton of threads here trying to figure out specifics as both guns, for sure my son's, will be a factory gun in standard cartridge at least till he burns out his first barrel. It seems appropriate to start at the reloading side then work backwards to determine what make/model/caliber to get.
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[FONT="]In my reading I have found some fascinating threads on various procedures used for reloading for accuracy and consistency. One thing that surprised me a bit was the numerous mentions that much of the extreme measures that reloaders take to get the most accurate loads may not do much with a factory gun. As an example, I just read the article [/FONT]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f28/resizing-full-length-neck-sizing-die-61398/[FONT="] discussing the merits of neck sizing vs. full length sizing, a fascinating read. It also mentioned much of the benefits seen from the extra prep work aren't advantageous with a factory rifle due to generous sized chambers and other issues caused by factory quality guns.[/FONT]
[FONT="]So this got me to thinking about what the consensus is for accuracy reloading for factory rifles and long range accuracy. What is really worthwhile and what isn't when it comes to reloading for a factory gun, i.e., Savage or Remington 700 and maybe Howa, regarding neck turning, brass prep and sizing, brass and bullet sorting by weight, and the other parts of reloading, etc? Is there a list of the To Do's for factory guns vs custom chambered guns? Also, what tools do you consider essential for long range accuracy reloading in factory guns?[/FONT]
[FONT="]Thanks for the input.
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