I recently purchased some hi-tek 115gn rnfp’s at .313 for my single seven from acme bullets. These bullets are not very good. I tried to work up a load with them and could not get any accuracy. I am a very detail oriented reloader, and I am aware of all the details that make up an accurate cartridge.
After having problems with all of the cartridges, I came home and started to weigh bullets. The weights ranged from 112.2-116.9. So I decided to weigh all the bullets and separate them according to weight. My question is, how much weight difference is acceptable and still maintain good accuracy?
The problem is all of the bases are concave. I suspect this is the reason for the large weight difference. I realize that this will also negatively affect accuracy. So, what do you guys think? If I wasn’t waiting on a similar mold, I would just melt them all. To me they are not worth the trouble to send them back, however they will be recieving an email expressing my dissatisfaction.
What I am trying to do at this point, is make the best out of a bad situation. I separated them in 1/2 grain increments. Is this too much? Should I bundle them in 1 grain increments. I hope this all makes sense. What do you guys think?