milprileb wrote:
I don't have the love you all have for these scale /powder dispenser rigs. My RCBS Chargemaster drops charges plus or minus .2-.3 of a grain..worse if its IMR 4064 and plus or minus to .1 or .15 grain if its a ball powder. Been sent back numerous times to RCBS and they say its in "spec" so I have zero use for it , I have in on my reload bench to remind me I got skunked. Now for some of you variance in powder charges doesn't matter much due to distance you shoot and type of target you engage. Big score rings on NRA and CMP targets allow high scores if powder varies in charge weight. I want precision accuracy at 1000 yds. If I was shooting CMP "games" it would not matter much...a mere 200/300 yds and big score rings, and a large X ring to boot. I think precise charge weights of powder makes a world of difference and that is what I use. I have an expensive Sartorius scale and my ammo is precise. I weigh cases and bullets, cull and sort so all cases and bullets are same weights. I chase variables out of my hand loading process.
I went into Service Rifle \ High Power years ago with a Bench Rest type mentality on load and load development,
had a chat with a High Master one day that opened my eyes a bit,
basically if you load and gun will shoot a Minute, and if you are good enough to hold a Minute, then you are doing damn well,
most can't,, in all the positions, and I know I cannot,
his point was the X ring is bigger than a Minute , so good enough does not mean 1\4 minute loads,
took a bit for that to sink in