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<blockquote data-quote="krhuntin" data-source="post: 101607" data-attributes="member: 1824"><p>Reloading for me is a tradition. My grandpa taught my dad at a very young age, and have been fortunate enough to be taught by the both of them at a very young age. Take my opinions, ideas etc. for what its worth as they have worked for me. They may not however, work for you. My main calibers i reload for are .223, .243, 25-06, .308, 7x57 mauser, 338 winchester and 338 lapua. I use different dies for different loads (quality). For my .223 i simply use tried and true get the job done lee full length sizers just because i have so many brass that i dont care too much about it (i do inspect them). when i get into 308 and 7x57, 338 win and 338 lapua i only use redding neck sizing bushing dies. Simply said i have done full length sizing on these rounds to see the difference in groups, and velocity. Not too much difference in velocity(obviously), however my groups especially past 500 yards, the difference is unbelievable. If all of your shots are within closer ranges, then sure any full length sizing die will work and get you accurate enough. If you are a plate shooter at long distances then i would recommend bushing dies. </p><p></p><p>Measuring bullets, there can be quite a bit of difference, i have noticed it especially box to box. If you are shooting ballistic tips or something like that i have taken some of those tips out and measured them and found that is where alot of the variance comes in, in my experience, or where the boat tail length would be measured. (using example of hornady A-max).</p><p></p><p>With any rifle if you have a starting point to work from that is great. If i find a really accurate load, i will always test others. I like to try different powders first, then as one can see there groups tightening or loosening i will work with the one that has gotten the best groups and will go up and down usually a 1.5 grains and your will see a difference. Then i usually try different primers and then bullet seating depth. Just what has worked for me but that 6.5 when you find it, will shoot like a dream. This can be time consuming(took me 8 months of straight shooting before i finally settled down with a load for my 7x57). Good luck and happy shooting. Any recommendations or anything needed there are a lot of knowledgeable people on here. Let me know if i can help (no expert by any means), but i look to resources quite a bit on different things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krhuntin, post: 101607, member: 1824"] Reloading for me is a tradition. My grandpa taught my dad at a very young age, and have been fortunate enough to be taught by the both of them at a very young age. Take my opinions, ideas etc. for what its worth as they have worked for me. They may not however, work for you. My main calibers i reload for are .223, .243, 25-06, .308, 7x57 mauser, 338 winchester and 338 lapua. I use different dies for different loads (quality). For my .223 i simply use tried and true get the job done lee full length sizers just because i have so many brass that i dont care too much about it (i do inspect them). when i get into 308 and 7x57, 338 win and 338 lapua i only use redding neck sizing bushing dies. Simply said i have done full length sizing on these rounds to see the difference in groups, and velocity. Not too much difference in velocity(obviously), however my groups especially past 500 yards, the difference is unbelievable. If all of your shots are within closer ranges, then sure any full length sizing die will work and get you accurate enough. If you are a plate shooter at long distances then i would recommend bushing dies. Measuring bullets, there can be quite a bit of difference, i have noticed it especially box to box. If you are shooting ballistic tips or something like that i have taken some of those tips out and measured them and found that is where alot of the variance comes in, in my experience, or where the boat tail length would be measured. (using example of hornady A-max). With any rifle if you have a starting point to work from that is great. If i find a really accurate load, i will always test others. I like to try different powders first, then as one can see there groups tightening or loosening i will work with the one that has gotten the best groups and will go up and down usually a 1.5 grains and your will see a difference. Then i usually try different primers and then bullet seating depth. Just what has worked for me but that 6.5 when you find it, will shoot like a dream. This can be time consuming(took me 8 months of straight shooting before i finally settled down with a load for my 7x57). Good luck and happy shooting. Any recommendations or anything needed there are a lot of knowledgeable people on here. Let me know if i can help (no expert by any means), but i look to resources quite a bit on different things. [/QUOTE]
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