CalCoyote
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I am a hunter that likes to reload to get the best accuracy I can using factory sporter weight barrels. Obviously my tolerances are not going to be near a tight as a benchrest shooter that shoots in tournaments.
Here are some miscellaneous questions:
I have been watching Youtube videos about neck tension. One tournament champion was even quoted as saying that uniform neck tension is the single largest factor in group size. He even said that it was more important than powder choice or seating depth. Is this true?
Another Neck Tension Question: I don’t currently do neck turning. Would this make a substantial difference in group size with non premium brass such as Winchester, Remington, and Hornady? How much would my groups likely shrink?
I saw several guys on Youtube that have removed the expander ball from the FL re-sizing die and have gone over to the Sinclair Expander Mandrel to expand the neck. It is their claim that mandrel sizes the neck more uniformly which provides more consistent neck tension. Have any of you guys tried this and if so, how much did it help?
I have a couple hundred 222 brass in Winchester and I recently bought a box of 222 brass in Lapua. Just for fun, I started weighing the brand new brass on my scale. Five pieces of the Lapua brass only varied in weight by a few tenths of a grain, but the variance of 5 new pieces of the Winchester brass was almost 2 full grains. How much difference does this make in group size?
Here are some miscellaneous questions:
I have been watching Youtube videos about neck tension. One tournament champion was even quoted as saying that uniform neck tension is the single largest factor in group size. He even said that it was more important than powder choice or seating depth. Is this true?
Another Neck Tension Question: I don’t currently do neck turning. Would this make a substantial difference in group size with non premium brass such as Winchester, Remington, and Hornady? How much would my groups likely shrink?
I saw several guys on Youtube that have removed the expander ball from the FL re-sizing die and have gone over to the Sinclair Expander Mandrel to expand the neck. It is their claim that mandrel sizes the neck more uniformly which provides more consistent neck tension. Have any of you guys tried this and if so, how much did it help?
I have a couple hundred 222 brass in Winchester and I recently bought a box of 222 brass in Lapua. Just for fun, I started weighing the brand new brass on my scale. Five pieces of the Lapua brass only varied in weight by a few tenths of a grain, but the variance of 5 new pieces of the Winchester brass was almost 2 full grains. How much difference does this make in group size?