TassieTiger wrote:I’m not what id call experienced in reloading by any stretch but an old friend of mine who worked in the forces as a sniper is...and I agree with OB here.
When I started, the very basics of reloading were easy...then as I started getting results, I wanted to get better - so I bought a comparator, an OAL, etc and instead of getting better, I opened too many conflicting doors... I started to get completely lost as I moved further away from the basics - so much so, I asked my friend to step in and show me where I had screwed up.
He does NOT suffer fools lightly - so I set up my 06 on a bench, had the dies, cases, OAL gauge, comparator, etc etc all laid out for when he came over...
He walked in - picked up everything except the rifle - placed it all in a draw and said “do not open this for 2 effing years. “
He loaded a dummy bullet a little long on purpose and test chambered it - he then lowered the seating depth .005 each time, continuing to test chamber each time, until the bolt eventually closed without unusual resistance (he handed to me each time to feel the close force)....in the end - he handed me the bullet and said “here - in the field, this bullet will be with in 1-2mm’s of anything anyone can produce by other technical measurements...” after testing a few, I cannot argue with him.
I’m back doing the basics for now. Lesson learned.
That's the method I use too, I've never used all this new wiz bang crap (designed to take ya money IMHO) you really don't need it unless you are an anal retentive or a paper murderer with OCD or into trying to shoot tiny little groups and to better them each outing. For general paper punching or hunting keep it simple I say, well unless you suffer OCD then get stuck into it