aktango58
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I am asking this group because I know some of you are avid shooters, and there are a few that must be shooting competition.
I shot small bore in grade school and a little in College (club). It was very relaxing for me and a good way to get control of my mind.
Watching the proliferation of long range shooting and precision factory rifles has infected me with the bug to shoot 1,000 yards with proficiency. At 100 yards my rifle does not seem to care what ammo I send down the barrel; I hope to get some 400 yard shooting in soon so I can see how that changes. At 100 yards with Hornaday Match ammo shooting off the bench with my bipod and to the shoulder I am getting .75 MOA.
Once I get beyond that, I suspect that I will be looking to reload and reduce the MOA to .5. I need to find a sled to test, but I suspect the ammo right now will give me the .5, but I am not steady as I used to be.
When I get to reloading there seems to be as many variants in dies as there are in tires for planes. Again, my mission is to shoot 1,000 yards accurately. While I realize that I can go to my buddies house and borrow his dies and gear, my research shows that there are some dies that are much more prone to perfection in making concentric rounds and precise loads, even able to adjust sizing to fit the firearm. Like Bushwheels, I understand that I must pay to play; reloading is not a cost savings but an accuracy issue.
From factory size, my neck currently expands .003-.0035 (depending on the case type), and the case expands as much as .0075 (6.5 creedmore).
Ok guys, pardon the pun, but FIRE AWAY! How would you gear up to reload for accuracy?
I shot small bore in grade school and a little in College (club). It was very relaxing for me and a good way to get control of my mind.
Watching the proliferation of long range shooting and precision factory rifles has infected me with the bug to shoot 1,000 yards with proficiency. At 100 yards my rifle does not seem to care what ammo I send down the barrel; I hope to get some 400 yard shooting in soon so I can see how that changes. At 100 yards with Hornaday Match ammo shooting off the bench with my bipod and to the shoulder I am getting .75 MOA.
Once I get beyond that, I suspect that I will be looking to reload and reduce the MOA to .5. I need to find a sled to test, but I suspect the ammo right now will give me the .5, but I am not steady as I used to be.
When I get to reloading there seems to be as many variants in dies as there are in tires for planes. Again, my mission is to shoot 1,000 yards accurately. While I realize that I can go to my buddies house and borrow his dies and gear, my research shows that there are some dies that are much more prone to perfection in making concentric rounds and precise loads, even able to adjust sizing to fit the firearm. Like Bushwheels, I understand that I must pay to play; reloading is not a cost savings but an accuracy issue.
From factory size, my neck currently expands .003-.0035 (depending on the case type), and the case expands as much as .0075 (6.5 creedmore).
Ok guys, pardon the pun, but FIRE AWAY! How would you gear up to reload for accuracy?