When do you weigh the Boolit

[Capn Jack]

I have seen very little mention of bullet weight.[smilie=1:

When do you weigh your Boolits?

I weigh mine right after sizing and try to stay within .5 of a grain. :twisted: I figure, why do anything else to a Boolit that may end up being a reject.

[HeavyMetal]

If I'm casting for best accuracy I weigh before I size!

Keeping them within a half grain is good but 1 grain is just fine! I've weighed Jacketed rifle that varied 2 to 3 grains and still shot under an inch if the rifle was right!

What you really want to look for is extreme varaitions in weight: the boolit that is either 5 grains to heavy or to light! I have found those right in the middle of a batch of fresh castings!

Some times only one or two in a thousand some times 4 or 5. These boolits are the garonteed flyers because the weight will cause the load to shot high or low since they are oustside the "sight in" parameters.

Bought a digital scale for this as it's fast and easy, if you try to weigh boolits on a beam scale
you'll drive yourself nuts!

[Capn Jack]

Thanks HeavyMetal,:mrgreen:

I've been using an old 500gr Max. Magnetic dampened RCBS of my brothers. My little Oil Dampened scale only goes up to 300 grains.:roll:

[docone31]

I only weigh when people ask me. I go by mold stated weight.
I do not compete however.

[badgeredd]

I generally don't bother for plinking rounds. I do inspect and sort out obvious baddies. If I am working up loads or shooting for real accuracy I weigh everything before sizing or lubing. It just seems logical to get the all sorted before I put any added work into them.

Edd

[mike in co]

rifle competition is plus or minus .3,,,,,sometime .5 depending on the rifle. pistol is plus or minus .5
all done before sizing/lube.


mike in co

[Ricochet]

You'd better wait at least 2 weeks for the gravitational attraction of the lead to stabilize after they cool.

[jdgabbard]

I wait a couple days, then weigh, then size, then package up and store for long term aging.

Ricochet, how you doing partner?

[Ricochet]

Doin' all right. :-D

[jdgabbard]

Good to hear!