ballman6711
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I weigh a few from each new batch I get to verify they are correct. After that I'm good, close enough is good enough for me and my shooting.
chris
chris
Weighing cases matters when a manufacturer makes two distinct weight classes. Norma and ppu definatly do in 308.... a 175 milspec case and a 168 grain sporting case...I dabbled with weighing cases and bullets for a while and sorted by minimal weight differences.
For my shooting, I never saw a difference or improvements in grouping.
I do not weigh bullets any more except to verify I got what I bought once in a while.
I’m sure the precision shooters would see a difference.
Weight is written on the box, I find Bergers to be very consistent in base to ogive and base to seater stem. Oal will vary a few thousand . Vapor trails are near perfectI don’t sort bullets by weight or measurements. I load them as they come from the box
Weight is written on the box, I find Bergers to be very consistent in base to ogive and base to seater stem. Oal will vary a few thousand . Vapor trails are near perfect
Bergers 108 have a higher BC also.I tried Bart’s Hammers once but couldn’t shoot the difference between them and Bergers
For cast bullets in long range blackpowder target rifles, yes. Relatively small variations can make a difference at 600+ yards, and cast bullets can occasionally be way out.
For everything else, no. Factory jacketed bullets are really good now, and the odds of finding one so far off that you'd notice it on the target are vanishing small. And assuming any kind of reasonable hunting range, just, no.
Weight is written on the box, I find Bergers to be very consistent in base to ogive and base to seater stem. Oal will vary a few thousand . Vapor trails are near perfect
I just started buying Berger, I've found them to be more consitent than the Hornady bullets I was using. I still use Hornady BTHPs for under 300 yards.Bergers 108 have a higher BC also.
^Weight is written on the box, I find Bergers to be very consistent in base to ogive and base to seater stem. Oal will vary a few thousand . Vapor trails are near perfect
This is why I weigh a few when I get a new batch. Sometimes humans make mistakes. I don't weigh a lot of them, 3-4 is all I need to make sure I got what I paid for.I will typically check bullet weight only when first opening a box or bag. I once ordered a few bags of 55gr FMJ, but one bag was actually filled with 62gr.