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weighing and sorting brass & weighing, measuring and sorting bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="FAL Shot" data-source="post: 846519" data-attributes="member: 27328"><p>At 400 yards or less, you are basically wasting your time sorting Barnes, Nosler or Swift bullets. It's better to concentrate on precise powder charge weight and choosing a powder that is temperature insensitive. Quality brass like Norma, Lapua, or Nosler needs no sorting either. </p><p> </p><p>Look for a powder that is almost full to slightly compressed when it shoots the most accurately. Low powder charges are inconswistent, and even if they use temperature insensitive powders, they will shoot differently if angled up, down or level.</p><p> </p><p>To produce a more stable backpressure for consistent ignition, use a Lee FCD after seating your bullets. Equal case trim length leads to a consistent crimp, so trim all cases at the same time to the same length.</p><p> </p><p>Brass that weighs within 3% range seems to shoot rather well, certainly good enough for 400 yard work.</p><p> </p><p>Bullets should weigh within 0.5% range of each other, but with Nosler, Barnes or Swift bullets you will see just about every bullet pass that test. That is 1 whole grain at 200 grain bullet weight, which nearly all premium bullets will achieve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FAL Shot, post: 846519, member: 27328"] At 400 yards or less, you are basically wasting your time sorting Barnes, Nosler or Swift bullets. It's better to concentrate on precise powder charge weight and choosing a powder that is temperature insensitive. Quality brass like Norma, Lapua, or Nosler needs no sorting either. Look for a powder that is almost full to slightly compressed when it shoots the most accurately. Low powder charges are inconswistent, and even if they use temperature insensitive powders, they will shoot differently if angled up, down or level. To produce a more stable backpressure for consistent ignition, use a Lee FCD after seating your bullets. Equal case trim length leads to a consistent crimp, so trim all cases at the same time to the same length. Brass that weighs within 3% range seems to shoot rather well, certainly good enough for 400 yard work. Bullets should weigh within 0.5% range of each other, but with Nosler, Barnes or Swift bullets you will see just about every bullet pass that test. That is 1 whole grain at 200 grain bullet weight, which nearly all premium bullets will achieve. [/QUOTE]
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