So I have been reloading for a few years...but...
1. I only reload on a single stage Co-Ax
2. I weight bullets, primers, cases and group them (BTW Starline brass has the most consistent weight in my experience) - bullets are a mess, Sierra has the most consist weight in my experience but that is not saying much - and primers vary without any discernable pattern - it appears all the primers in one 100 count sleeve do not come from the same lot..weird...
3. I don't use a reloaders scale, I use a gem cutters precision certified digital scale good to 1/100 of a carot or ~.0308 grains
4. I use a power drop to get to 75% load then trickle each charge by hand to the precision of the scale, the 4th decimal place is a 0 or 5, I go for the 0 each time so for 4.1 grains it be 4.1000..btw this is very hard with powders like trail boss
5. I have a system set up where it is nearly impossible to squib/overcharge fail to crimp, etc. (each step is separate and logged)
Truthfully, I am not a very good shot and require tons of practice, I load for 45 colt, acp, 327 FM and 380 for the wife - those who are good say my ammo is better than any factory they have shot, including the wife who is a much better shot than me...
Here is the question, is this just to much? An after work loading session might produce 3-4 50 round boxes ..my friends say I am being freakishly anal about it....and here I am thinking about adding concentricity to the mix!
-Nhilar
1. I only reload on a single stage Co-Ax
2. I weight bullets, primers, cases and group them (BTW Starline brass has the most consistent weight in my experience) - bullets are a mess, Sierra has the most consist weight in my experience but that is not saying much - and primers vary without any discernable pattern - it appears all the primers in one 100 count sleeve do not come from the same lot..weird...
3. I don't use a reloaders scale, I use a gem cutters precision certified digital scale good to 1/100 of a carot or ~.0308 grains
4. I use a power drop to get to 75% load then trickle each charge by hand to the precision of the scale, the 4th decimal place is a 0 or 5, I go for the 0 each time so for 4.1 grains it be 4.1000..btw this is very hard with powders like trail boss
5. I have a system set up where it is nearly impossible to squib/overcharge fail to crimp, etc. (each step is separate and logged)
Truthfully, I am not a very good shot and require tons of practice, I load for 45 colt, acp, 327 FM and 380 for the wife - those who are good say my ammo is better than any factory they have shot, including the wife who is a much better shot than me...
Here is the question, is this just to much? An after work loading session might produce 3-4 50 round boxes ..my friends say I am being freakishly anal about it....and here I am thinking about adding concentricity to the mix!
-Nhilar