Originally Posted by
Muley Hunter
You still miss the point. He can easily increase his load by 5gr with a volume measure too. I guarantee you if I weighed my volume loads they would be anywhere near 5gr difference. I'd be surprised if they were more than 1gr.
I'd really like to be present to witness you measure by volume and be only 1 grain off.
Are we talking about competitive target shooting now? I thought we were talking about hunting loads?
At issue here for most, their target loads are their hunting loads. However there will be the exception, where a shooter shoots a cheaper bullet throughout the summer for trigger time. I want my hunting loads to be identical to my target loads. Its my expectation of myself, to have 100% confidence in my rifle, load and also myself. Competitive shooters do hunt too.
I'll give you this. If I was shooting in competition i'd weigh the loads. I've competed in competitions over the years, and was always picky about small details. That's part of the fun. I just find it unnecessary for hunting loads shot at average distances that hunters mostly use.
What's at the core of the entire issue here is, how precise does the shooter/hunter what to be AND what the individual shooter is willing to settle for. If I weigh my charges of BH to 75grs (107.1 V), my bullet is perfect for the rifle, my consistency in loading is excellent and I can pack 100yd targets with a tiny hole with 5 rounds, my expectation, is my expectation less worthy than yours with the procedure you use? If you are satisfied with your shooting skills and hunting success, using the methods you use, why are you chastising mine? Every single shooter that I know of, including you, will always tell others and new shooters the following: 'Be consistent with everything you do'. Can you be more consistent than making up your charges by weight?