Thoughts and questions on precision reloading

by MDF99 , SW Ohio, Friday, November 16, 2012, 09:06 (4336 days ago) @ Byron

I load most of my ammo like you do, Dillon 550, full length resize, thrown charges, primers seated by the press. I have a heavy barrel Savage 308 that I've tried to work up super accurate loads for. I've gotten to where my groups are hovering in the 1" range at 100 yds. shooting off a bipod, which is not that great but not that bad either. I think the ammo will do better and what's holding me back is consistent shooting technique.

So, I'm making a real effort on educating myself on how to correctly hold and support the rifle, and plan to concentrate less on ammo and spend more time on the range, keep myself square and straight behind the rifle, trigger pull straight back, consistent hold, breathing, etc., just really pay attention to everything I'm doing behind the rifle. I'd love to go somewhere for a week of precision rifle training next year if I can manage it.

I'd imagine your ammo would perform very well in the custom rifle, and the shooter behind the rifle is equally important.