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Old 01-17-2009 | 07:24 AM
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nksmfamjp
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Default RE: Most Important Reloading Measure

Again, it is all relative. Neck turning without consistency, case fit to chamber, etc is worthless. To me, I am looking at neckturning only because I am at a point where the gun is shooting 1/2" groups and I want to go better. At that point, I have to ask myself:
1) Is there enough thickness runout to warrant this? So far, I think not.
2) Is the barrel/ action/ chamber ready for this? Probably not. I shoot a stock Savage 12 BVSS.
3) Do I have a ball micrometer to accurately measure neck thickness runout? Not yet, but I do have an RCBS casemaster which can be rigged to measure this.
4) Do I have dies for this? Well, I have Forster dies which still have an expander ball. If I had Wilson or Redding dies, I might be in a better position.
5) Since my rifle is a field rifle, should I really be spending my time position shooting now that I have a .5 - .75 MOA long range hunting load. YES

So, I am stuck on question 5, but I do have a nice nect turning setup!
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