Varmintman
Well-Known Member
I should be more clear, The first time you set up your press is a bit difficult, after you have done it, its a piece of cake to set up your second set of dies, same with adjustments. I have a progressive, so all my dies remain in the head, I run off 3-5 rounds weigh and measure, if they are all in spec, start cranking them out. I then weigh and measure again a few times, on a sliding scale depending on what I am loading.
I got a old press and I mean old like 1940 or so. But it runs true and since I like old stuff I use it. I weigh every load of powder and every bullet along with every case. I trim each case every time I fire it and true up the primer hole and anneal it. It takes me awhile to load a batch but I know it will group under a half inch with my big bores and the small bores under a quarter inch.
Doing all that kind of makes you want to insure you can make the shot before you take it. I know it is way over kill but shooting mile targets you really need to have stuff done right.