First and foremost, thank you all for your input and responses. I figured the outcome of this wouldn't lead to any savings but just more shooting, completely satisfied with that haha. I don't plan on shooting any competitions (I also didn't plan on reloading....) but I do want to continue to chase down just how sub moa can I get, consistently that is.
All of these responses are definitely helpful and appreciated guidance.
You don't really learn how to get past a certain level of accuracy, until you start competeing with peers.
There are a lot of off the shelf rifles that shoot sub moa with selected ammunition.
When it comes to winning a match, no matter which venue you're shooting, it's the little things, not just technique that really make the difference.
Shooting for groups is very different from shooting for the X in the center of the 10 ring.
When push comes to shove, it's not about shooting tight groups, which is a skill in itself, but doesn't mean that the shooter is going to be able to put that group into the 10 ring at any range.
Many matches require that you only shoot one bullet into each of five counting targets. That's where the skill of the shooter comes into the game.
You have to have a rifle that will shoot small groups to assure it's accurate enough to compete, then you need to be skillfull enough to place the bullets where they need to be.
None of this comes without lots of practise and another thing to remember, match grade barrels will still easily shoot sub moa groups after they are considered to be worn out for match shooting. Usually around 1200-1500 rounds, which is close to a summer's shooting for most match shooters. Then it's time for a new match grade barrel and hopefully the gunsmith's reamer is on minimum specs with an under spec neck/throat, so that you can tailor your load accordingly as well as your dies.
Gunsmiths that barrel match spec rifles will usually purchase custom size reamers and off the shelf reloading dies will not size the cases down enough to chamber.
Reamers with such tight tolerances can seldom be sharpened and have a very limited life span. Depending on the skill of the smith, 6-10 chambers and a new reamer is needed. This adds to the cost of a build as well as the smith has to charge for the wear after each use.
I've picked up a couple of those reamers, which were considered to be scrap, but with a bit of judicious stoning was able to get another couple of chamberings out of them.
Many match chambers require turning the necks for several reasons, mostly to reduce neck tension so that you can jam the bullet into the leade and set it back in the neck around .005 in. This eliminates the need for crimping and high neck tension. It also keeps things lined up close to perfect.
Very few match shooters or accuracy freaks full length or even partially resize their brass. They only size the turned down necs. It's amazing how long the brass cases last, even lesser quality types.
I've worn out the barrels, for match purposes, with 25 cases, prepped for a specific rifle.
