Chuck R.
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After I size I gauge check my brass for length. I trim/chamfer the ones that need it. Usually about 50/50 for some weird reason. All of my brass is Lake City range pickup so I have a little consistency.
If I were looking for match grade ammo I would just buy it. I probably can't build it with the gear I have. About the best I can do is 1 MOA with a bolt rifle.
You might be surprised!
My "match grade" goes through a slightly different process and is tailored to my different bolt guns. For that brass I use a Redding bushing die with a bushing sized for a couple .001" under the seated bullet and case neck thickness. I also FL size, but with the shoulder bumped back a couple .001s. I also use Varget and individually weigh charges.
Last year however I put together an AR15 SPR 18" build using a White Oak barrel as the base. I then put together a load that I could load on the Dillon and skip some of my precision steps using TAC, PMC brass using my 3Gun brass prep and Sierra 77 OTMs with the cannelure. My idea was to find a decent load that I could practice with, while not spending a a lot of time loading. The results were surprising:
5rds at 100:
I've shot it out to 600 and it holds sub-MOA to at least that distance. It makes me wonder how many of my normal precision steps are worth it.