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Your reloading process. The long version.
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<blockquote data-quote="3sixbits" data-source="post: 66374" data-attributes="member: 3661"><p>Deburr flashholes. Something I've been doing since 1975. Now that I've said that, you need to research that issue. Some time back there was an article in PS magazine on this subject that indicated we might being doing more harm than good to accuracy using this practice. As I recall the article said that it changed the direction of the flame into the powder column from the center to the side. Well I quit doing this and could tell no difference in my bench-rest barrels. Uniforming primer pockets I still follow this as it does (after fireforming) as it does clean the pocket and flattens the bottom, gives the cases a uniform depth for seating. Primer seating. This I do by hand using the Sinclare tool, I love this tool as I have the control and feel with it to know that the primer is at the bottom of the pocket without crushing the pellet. Yes it's high cost, but I feel this to be one of the most important steps in the hunt for accuracy. Dies. This has got to be one of the most misunderstood subjects in accurate reloading and in general reloading that I know of. Remember the SAMMI spec. This is where the trouble all starts. To put it in simple terms get your sizer die cut to your chambers dimensions, minus. This is why when you start a new barrel project ask the fellow doing the barrel work if he has the re-size reamer for his finish reamer. You sure want him to cut the sizer for this chamber job. You will want him to make you up a gauge to check your shoulder set back also so you can bump back the shoulder and know your getting the set back you want when you adjust your die. If in your own mind you have found a ctg. that really suits you (and you know you will stay with), buy your own reamer set. to send out for the next barreling job. Powder. This is one of those deals that can be a hard one to make work out, cause you need to buy enough of what works best in your barrels at your location and conditions that you can burn the tube out and not have to worry about lot changes. This is why you will run into savvy shooters that buy a lot of the same surplus powder and learn to shoot that powder. Somewhere along the road it starts to dawn on some shooters that mass produced bullets just have to many variables to waste barrel time on them and some folks find a guy that runs a small shop and makes them on one set of dies, or they loose there minds and get ****ed and start making there own. Some would say the last course is a road to madness (usually a spouse) In all my years of competitive shooting I have only known a hand full of shooters that have reached this level of frustration. These are the control freaks, the people that want to eliminate every last reason for inconsistency in there shooting. "Do not follow this path", "DO, BUY BULLETS FROM THEM"! Well as I'm sure you know this could go on forever. I have to get back down to the shop and load some ammo. More later, if you want?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3sixbits, post: 66374, member: 3661"] Deburr flashholes. Something I've been doing since 1975. Now that I've said that, you need to research that issue. Some time back there was an article in PS magazine on this subject that indicated we might being doing more harm than good to accuracy using this practice. As I recall the article said that it changed the direction of the flame into the powder column from the center to the side. Well I quit doing this and could tell no difference in my bench-rest barrels. Uniforming primer pockets I still follow this as it does (after fireforming) as it does clean the pocket and flattens the bottom, gives the cases a uniform depth for seating. Primer seating. This I do by hand using the Sinclare tool, I love this tool as I have the control and feel with it to know that the primer is at the bottom of the pocket without crushing the pellet. Yes it's high cost, but I feel this to be one of the most important steps in the hunt for accuracy. Dies. This has got to be one of the most misunderstood subjects in accurate reloading and in general reloading that I know of. Remember the SAMMI spec. This is where the trouble all starts. To put it in simple terms get your sizer die cut to your chambers dimensions, minus. This is why when you start a new barrel project ask the fellow doing the barrel work if he has the re-size reamer for his finish reamer. You sure want him to cut the sizer for this chamber job. You will want him to make you up a gauge to check your shoulder set back also so you can bump back the shoulder and know your getting the set back you want when you adjust your die. If in your own mind you have found a ctg. that really suits you (and you know you will stay with), buy your own reamer set. to send out for the next barreling job. Powder. This is one of those deals that can be a hard one to make work out, cause you need to buy enough of what works best in your barrels at your location and conditions that you can burn the tube out and not have to worry about lot changes. This is why you will run into savvy shooters that buy a lot of the same surplus powder and learn to shoot that powder. Somewhere along the road it starts to dawn on some shooters that mass produced bullets just have to many variables to waste barrel time on them and some folks find a guy that runs a small shop and makes them on one set of dies, or they loose there minds and get ****ed and start making there own. Some would say the last course is a road to madness (usually a spouse) In all my years of competitive shooting I have only known a hand full of shooters that have reached this level of frustration. These are the control freaks, the people that want to eliminate every last reason for inconsistency in there shooting. "Do not follow this path", "DO, BUY BULLETS FROM THEM"! Well as I'm sure you know this could go on forever. I have to get back down to the shop and load some ammo. More later, if you want? [/QUOTE]
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