Kelsey Cooter wrote:bigfellascott wrote:I would say quality brass is more important from a precision target shooting standpoint, but for general hunting it's a waste of time and money, same goes for all that case prep work where it's really not going to make any real difference in real hunting situations where distances aren't measured, time to take a shot can be just a second or two, often there's no real quality rest options at hand, not time to get your breathing right, stuff around worrying about wind etc, it's more spot something, check to make sure there's nothing behind the target that may be an issue and if all ok get the aim right and send it on it's way!
So if you think it's going to make for a better outcome in a hunting situation you are kidding yourself big time.
Don't get me wrong I absolutely agree. The most important shots for me are when I'm culling roos. But I control those shots by only shooting once I'm within 150m or so and close enough where a headshot is as good as guarantee'd successful.
It's just a case of I find reloading and chasing accuracy is getting rather addictive, the science and variables are interesting and I want to learn and improve my groups purely for the fun of it.
That's fair enough Kelsey, if you enjoy doing it go right ahead and do it but I don't think it will make much difference in the real world of shooting roos, well unless you have something that's flatout hitting a basketball at say 100m then by all means try and improve it so it can get the job done.
I have stuffed around with neck turning, primer pocket reaming etc etc and honestly it made no real difference to how well the rifle shot in the field in hunting type situations, I know it does make a difference shooting tiny groups so worthwhile doing if you want to be competitive but honestly to me it's a waste of time for general hunting duties.