Originally Posted by
Vapodog
One would be much better off spending his time floating the barrel or bedding the action or many other things as his mileage will be far better than trimming to overall tolerances less than .010.
I've heard this neck tension argument many times and it just don't hold water.....maybe if the trim variabce was a quarter inch.....but .010?????
Consistency is a great goal.....but somethings just don't pay back...
Among them are weighing every powder change to .1 grain!!! Uniforming flash holes and uniforming primer pockets.....turning necks for hunting rifles that don't have a tight neck chamber....and trim lengths to "exact" lengths.
Layne Simpson reported it a long time ago....unless your rifle is already shooting 1/2" groups....these things do nothing for you.....and I looked at what he said and thought....yup....this matches my experience exactly.
Further.....the huge majority of hunting rifles that shoot 1/2" groups are shot on the internet.....not at any range!
I've read your posts, an
I"ve read your posts and agree with some of your statements, and disagree with others. If you've followed any of my posts from the past, you should know I'm a bit anal about accuracy. I've built more than a few rifles, and have bedded barrels and actions for more people than I can count. I have more than one sub-1/2" rifle, and just finished up load development for a .243 AI I built last year. It's going real close .3" groups regularly. I'm ready to start a 6.5/284 on a new Model 70 (FN Police Special) action. Haven't picked a barrel yet.
Perhaps you assume all on this forum are lever-action 30-30 shooters???