Lets be honest about reloading. Mainly rifle reloads:
Do you measure the max O.A.L. your load that will fit into your chamber via a magazine by the bullet?
1. Do you tumble all brass before reloading even if they are first time fired through your gun?
2. Do you trim all rifle cases after each shot? All calibers and action types.
3. Do you clean the primer pocket before priming?
4. Do you use range brass?
5. Do you fL resize all your brass?
6. Do you use the same lot of primer and powder?
6B. Do you use a balance or digital scale or both? How expensive is the digital scale?
7. Do you use a powder thrower?
8. Do you trickle the load to the exact weight?
9. How often do you check the weight of the bullets?
10. Are you using competition dies?
11. How often do you check the overall length of the reloaded rounds?
12. How often do you clean your dies?
13. Keep a log book of every round fired? if so, what data do you keep?
With all the steps above is just a couple parts of shooting LR. The next question is how much better is a $500 rifle vs a $700 rifle vs a $1,000 rifle. Then goes the to sighting/scope. Where do you start and stop based on price?
With all the best loads and equipment, will the average shooter benefit from answering and following the above questions with a yes? Where is the line drawn?
Do you measure the max O.A.L. your load that will fit into your chamber via a magazine by the bullet?
1. Do you tumble all brass before reloading even if they are first time fired through your gun?
2. Do you trim all rifle cases after each shot? All calibers and action types.
3. Do you clean the primer pocket before priming?
4. Do you use range brass?
5. Do you fL resize all your brass?
6. Do you use the same lot of primer and powder?
6B. Do you use a balance or digital scale or both? How expensive is the digital scale?
7. Do you use a powder thrower?
8. Do you trickle the load to the exact weight?
9. How often do you check the weight of the bullets?
10. Are you using competition dies?
11. How often do you check the overall length of the reloaded rounds?
12. How often do you clean your dies?
13. Keep a log book of every round fired? if so, what data do you keep?
With all the steps above is just a couple parts of shooting LR. The next question is how much better is a $500 rifle vs a $700 rifle vs a $1,000 rifle. Then goes the to sighting/scope. Where do you start and stop based on price?
With all the best loads and equipment, will the average shooter benefit from answering and following the above questions with a yes? Where is the line drawn?