Peter M. Eick
Member
I was reloading rifle this weekend and I started thinking I was getting a bit meticulous. My standard procedures are as follows every time:
1) Tumble brass
2) lube
3) resize
4) tumble and polish
5) trim, chamfer and deburr
6) inspect (weigh, sort by weight)
7) clean primer pocket
8) clean flash hole
9) inspect (general review of overall quality and condition)
10) prime and inspect primer
11) weigh every powder charge
12) seat bullet
13) case gauge (dillon dimension check)
14) col check
15) box
16) document and archive results.
I find I can do this procedure in about 40 seconds from set 5 on. I use an RCBS power trimmer with a 3 way cutter, a power powder dispensor, and 2 digitial scales.
I am curious what others do and how this compares to your procedures. By the way, these are my "match" loads for my M1A Match rifles in 308 winchester. The bullet is a 168 grn Seirra BTHP and the powder is either IMR4895 or IMR4064 depending on the range I intend on using them on.
1) Tumble brass
2) lube
3) resize
4) tumble and polish
5) trim, chamfer and deburr
6) inspect (weigh, sort by weight)
7) clean primer pocket
8) clean flash hole
9) inspect (general review of overall quality and condition)
10) prime and inspect primer
11) weigh every powder charge
12) seat bullet
13) case gauge (dillon dimension check)
14) col check
15) box
16) document and archive results.
I find I can do this procedure in about 40 seconds from set 5 on. I use an RCBS power trimmer with a 3 way cutter, a power powder dispensor, and 2 digitial scales.
I am curious what others do and how this compares to your procedures. By the way, these are my "match" loads for my M1A Match rifles in 308 winchester. The bullet is a 168 grn Seirra BTHP and the powder is either IMR4895 or IMR4064 depending on the range I intend on using them on.