Damn this reloading malarkey!

[Randy Bohannon]

Having been become severely "addicted" to reloading, I ditched the lot.

What is the point of one hole / touching groups at 100,200 and 300 yards off the bench (achieved with 7mm-08, 22-250 and .223) when, if you are not a target shooter and your main focus is AOLQ, then the biggest factor with accurate shooting is the guy behind the trigger.

Shooting off sticks, in a howling gale / rain, in poor light with cold hands then the last 0.1moa ain't worth a rats a***.

I also have access to US prices on bullets, dies, brass +++ but became obsessed with accuracy that is, frankly, useless in the field. I had lost the plot and I sold the lot without any regrets.

I now do most of my shooting walking the dog using a combination gun .222 / 12 bore. The rest (foxing and occasional deer) plus rabbits I use .222 and .22LR respectively - all with factory ammo and with .222 Fiocchi at £40/50 there ain't a lot in the price.

Phew.

Breathe.

My name is Iain.

I am an alco......sorry, reloader ;-)

Psst!

Wanna buy a hand press?

Got one here dirt cheap guv!

[223AI]

Having been become severely "addicted" to reloading, I ditched the lot.

What is the point of one hole / touching groups at 100,200 and 300 yards off the bench (achieved with 7mm-08, 22-250 and .223) when, if you are not a target shooter and your main focus is AOLQ, then the biggest factor with accurate shooting is the guy behind the trigger.

Shooting off sticks, in a howling gale / rain, in poor light with cold hands then the last 0.1moa ain't worth a rats a***.

I also have access to US prices on bullets, dies, brass +++ but became obsessed with accuracy that is, frankly, useless in the field. I had lost the plot and I sold the lot without any regrets.

I now do most of my shooting walking the dog using a combination gun .222 / 12 bore. The rest (foxing and occasional deer) plus rabbits I use .222 and .22LR respectively - all with factory ammo and with .222 Fiocchi at £40/50 there ain't a lot in the price.

Phew.

Breathe.

My name is Iain.

I am an alco......sorry, reloader ;-)

Yeah you're right £40/50 is pretty close to the £40/100 that I load the .223 for and £32/100 I load the hornet for

[Parabuteo]

With respect Para, I only clean neck/shoulders with Brasso wool so any split necks would be seen - most of my brass problems come from the other end - loose primers. One can easily (yea even more easily) spot case separation on dull brass. As long as the brass is smooth it will always cycle well. Brasso wool cleans sufficiently well the neck and shoulders to give the right result when annealing.

Brasso contains amonia. Go figure