Best Prep Idea ever used .....

t3lrs

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Interested in opinions on what is the best preperation of reloaded ammo have you used to improve overall accuracy in your arsenal of guns?
Given that trigger time is equal to improved accuracy and match grade hardware such as actions, barrels, triggers, etc is equal to improved accuracy what one thing have you added to the reloading process has led to improved accuracy of your bullets? Is it weighing brass, bullets for consistency or concentric gauging of loaded rounds to decrease run out or polishing the inside of the neck (or turning necks) to get that little extra ...oomph to keep it in the X ring? I have been reloading for almost twenty years and have just begun to employ some of the more intense precision prep procedures to try to get a little more competitive in the F class league. All suggestions are welcome including eye of newt and hair from wombats if it helps accuracy.....
 
Re: Best Prep Idea ever used .....

My routine:
uniform primer pockets
deburr flash holes
trim all to the same length
deburr inside with VLD deburrer, and deburr outside
if loads are getting close to compressed, use drop tube
weigh each round
outside turn case necks
sort rounds by runout. less than .0015 is match, 0015 to .003 is very good, over .003 is practice ammo

I know that there is more such as weighing each bullet and case, sorting bullets by length to ogive, but I get .3-.4 inches at 100 yards out of my TRG22, and I'm just not capable of holding much better than that...at least I don't think I am.