another reloading question

[G38xOC]

I got about 3yrs under my belt reloading pistol n rifles rounds . i dont get to shoot very often , but when i do .. im playing with my loads and always experimenting lil stuff here n there like beginner reloader .

so . i just got done prepping 50 rounds of 308 brass that I've shot at burro last thursday and about to load em and I remember reading a thread about sorting out brass in weight . even boolits too .

I didnt really have good plans how to do so .. i just sorta weighted them on my scale and put them together in different batch as close as possible

same brand : LC 09

sample batch 1 : weight between 182.8gr - 183.3 ( tried to kept together less than 1gr)

50 brass lightest - heaviest : 177.4gr - 185.3gr

at the end , I was able to get maybe 4 different batch . there were some odd brass that weighted out of the range ... mostly single or two .

for now..I just loaded them where I thought it was most accurate from last trip . same powder weight n same oal . and going to see the difference n compare the target .

but mostly .. I just wanted to hear from long time reloaders out here .. to get some pointers how to go by .

btw , these were from last week and I just loaded them w/o caring about brass weight & bullet weights. just by doing these work , will it make any difference ?

[Witch Hunter]

Test them and let us know your results. In my opinion, you will not get a FMJ to group as well as a soft point bullet.

[J-cat]

In the .308 with LC LR brass, 175gr SMK, and 4064 each grain of brass weight requires an adjustment of roughly .06grs of powder in order to maintain velocity. I sort my .308 brass into 1gr batches (180-180.9grs, 181-181-9grs, etc).

I just did a similar test with my .556 and found a 1-.1 relationship, meaning one grain of brass requires a .1gr powder adjustment.

I'm sure if you sort your brass by weight and your bullets by weight, length, and ogjive you'll end up with magnificent ammunition for a 1-13" twist match gun but you'll have to sort through 1K bullets to get 200 good ones.

[G38xOC]

Test them and let us know your results. In my opinion, you will not get a FMJ to group as well as a soft point bullet.

will do . I just work with what i got for now . will try to get some match stuff down the road .

In the .308 with LC LR brass, 175gr SMK, and 4064 each grain of brass weight requires an adjustment of roughly .06grs of powder in order to maintain velocity. I sort my .308 brass into 1gr batches (180-180.9grs, 181-181-9grs, etc).

I just did a similar test with my .556 and found a 1-.1 relationship, meaning one grain of brass requires a .1gr powder adjustment.

I'm sure if you sort your brass by weight and your bullets by weight, length, and ogjive you'll end up with magnificent ammunition for a 1-13" twist m gun but you'll have to sort through 1K bullets to get 200 good ones.

ty , yea it did take some time to just load 50 . not sure if its even worth of time , since im not in any shooting match . i guess it doesnt hurt to have some basics down .

[RR.44]

Well your on the right track for basics alright