about a year or so ago I got my rifle tuned up. Rem 700. Had action blueprinted, PTG bolt(1-peice), and a 1:10 kreiger barrel put on.
Barrel is about 32" long with a counter bored crown. it tapers from 1.35 to 1.15 at crown (straight taper), so its retardedly heavy, but works very nice.
I have been reloading for many years, use varget and CCI BR2 primers typically.
Tried 208 amax and berger 210VLDs, was not too happy with what they did, about to try 190 VLDs
will do a box of ammo with various OALs to determine what it likes then a load test to see what charge works best.
I Currently use Winchester brass that I sort to less than 1/2 grain standard deviation in groups of 50.
I outside neck turn, and use Redding competition die set with carbide inserts to neck size, and body die when needed.
I have a very accurate scale (1/10th milligram) so I am very happy with my charge control. SD of my charges tends to be in 0.05 grain range
Looking to improve the quality of my reloads
I do not have a primer pocket uniformer, is this a good investment? what does it accomplish(outside what is says on the box)
Is Lapua brass worth the bit extra, how does their weights do out of the box, ie how many should I get to sort?
do you need to do much case prep, ie neck turning?
Is meplat uniforming worth it, what about meplat pointing dies(or is this just gimmicky)
any other ideas to look into?
Thanks for the advice
Barrel is about 32" long with a counter bored crown. it tapers from 1.35 to 1.15 at crown (straight taper), so its retardedly heavy, but works very nice.
I have been reloading for many years, use varget and CCI BR2 primers typically.
Tried 208 amax and berger 210VLDs, was not too happy with what they did, about to try 190 VLDs
will do a box of ammo with various OALs to determine what it likes then a load test to see what charge works best.
I Currently use Winchester brass that I sort to less than 1/2 grain standard deviation in groups of 50.
I outside neck turn, and use Redding competition die set with carbide inserts to neck size, and body die when needed.
I have a very accurate scale (1/10th milligram) so I am very happy with my charge control. SD of my charges tends to be in 0.05 grain range
Looking to improve the quality of my reloads
I do not have a primer pocket uniformer, is this a good investment? what does it accomplish(outside what is says on the box)
Is Lapua brass worth the bit extra, how does their weights do out of the box, ie how many should I get to sort?
do you need to do much case prep, ie neck turning?
Is meplat uniforming worth it, what about meplat pointing dies(or is this just gimmicky)
any other ideas to look into?
Thanks for the advice