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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 376796" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Some will say it makes no difference if you weight components or not, But I will have to disagree</p><p>because for shot to shot consistency everything matters.</p><p></p><p>My finished loads weigh withen 1 grain of each other because I weight sort my brass after full</p><p>length sizing,neck turning and trimming to length, then I weight powder charges with 0 weight </p><p>difference and the bullets are also weight sorted(They will vary a little also). In addition to weight sorting I also sort for concentricity.</p><p></p><p>The idea is to produce loads as near perfectly the same as possible. This can/does reduce SDs</p><p>and group size.</p><p></p><p>I realize that some loads shoot well without doing all of this but the chance of a fly er is much</p><p>higher and a fly er at 100 yards may be only 1/2" out of the rest of the group but at 1000 yards</p><p>it could /will be at best 5 or 6'' and for long rang shooting/hunting that is not a confidence</p><p>builder.</p><p></p><p>The only thing that I don't weigh is the primer but I am very particular when seating them about</p><p>the seating pressure and if one doesn't feel right it gets rejected for the same reason.</p><p></p><p>I feel that you get out of reloading what you put into it.</p><p></p><p>I would rather throw away a few components than a hunt of a lifetime because I didn't take the</p><p>time to load the absolute best ammo I could.</p><p></p><p>This is just My opinion.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 376796, member: 2736"] Some will say it makes no difference if you weight components or not, But I will have to disagree because for shot to shot consistency everything matters. My finished loads weigh withen 1 grain of each other because I weight sort my brass after full length sizing,neck turning and trimming to length, then I weight powder charges with 0 weight difference and the bullets are also weight sorted(They will vary a little also). In addition to weight sorting I also sort for concentricity. The idea is to produce loads as near perfectly the same as possible. This can/does reduce SDs and group size. I realize that some loads shoot well without doing all of this but the chance of a fly er is much higher and a fly er at 100 yards may be only 1/2" out of the rest of the group but at 1000 yards it could /will be at best 5 or 6'' and for long rang shooting/hunting that is not a confidence builder. The only thing that I don't weigh is the primer but I am very particular when seating them about the seating pressure and if one doesn't feel right it gets rejected for the same reason. I feel that you get out of reloading what you put into it. I would rather throw away a few components than a hunt of a lifetime because I didn't take the time to load the absolute best ammo I could. This is just My opinion. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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