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Hi all,

out of curiosity does any member when reloading weight and sort the bullets heads?

I sort my brass after cleaning, and check for length growth as I assume we all do.

What's your thoughts on this .

Cheers Nick

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Even for competition benchrest I don't do any checks on bullets - just shoot 'em right out of the box. Then again, I wouldn't use any old bullet but I've found Lapua Scenars and Bergers to be very consistent - on the target.

 

Certainly wouldn't bother for F Class but, if it makes you feel good - do it.

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Even for competition benchrest I don't do any checks on bullets - just shoot 'em right out of the box. Then again, I wouldn't use any old bullet but I've found Lapua Scenars and Bergers to be very consistent - on the target.

 

Certainly wouldn't bother for F Class but, if it makes you feel good - do it.

That about covers it-L& esp B are so consistent,it really isn't worth the time,but "psychologically" you may feel better (if not rationally,as Furrybean jokes!).A very small fraction of a grain -even if there were-won't show on target given the raft of much larger variances-and it is as likely to bring a shot in as out.....on the other hand ,if you have complete consistency with everything else and the wind ,then this may be all that is making that regular 5 shot calibre size hole elusive. :-)

 

gbal

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I went through a phase of measuring and weighing everything and then I read a post on here that made me doubt the sanity of it. So, to test the reality of it I shot several 100 and 10200 yard groups with bullets that I sorted for consistency and bullets with known variations. I saw no difference in group sizes.

The next time I shot at 1000 yards on Stickledown I shot sorted and non-sorted bullets and there was no observable difference.

 

Obviously the limit of my current ability has to taken into account.

 

I also did simulations with Quickload by plugging in 10 thou variances in bullet length and bullet drop and wind drift is incredibly tiny; tenths of an inch at 1000 yards.

 

Am I going back to sorting? No.

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Brillo,

Clearly you are sorted on this 'variable'.

Thanks,decent data confirming usual finding,as per Vince (including the 10, 200y groups...would that we usually got such size samples,and extending via QL predictions for more varied weight bullets-nice addition

 

gbal

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