Originally Posted by
lonegun1894
i'll let 44man elaborate on his reloading techniques, but here is my take on things. Consistency! Most people i know treat rifles with the expectation of accuracy, and load for consistency as they should. But the same people when loading for handguns seem to have an attitude that is one step above "if it goes bang and you don't blow yourself up, who cares". Load for the handgun like you do for the rifle. Trim brass if needed, weigh brass, weigh bullets, weigh powder charges. Work up loads like you do rifle loads. Try different powders, different primers, different bullets (or in our case here as casters, different molds, sized differently, different alloys, different hardnesses, etc.), don't forget that crimp makes a difference, temperature makes a difference, your grip makes a difference. Then there's wind speed and direction, light ( where the sun is affects where your glare is if you have any, how intense is the sunlight, is it cloudy, etc). How are you feeling and do you have any drugs in your system? I'm not talking illegal drugs, cause i expect better from this bunch, but are you on any meds? Even if it is a tylenol you took, or had an extra cup of coffee, maybe one less cup of coffee, allergy meds, etc. You all get the idea. This is a matter of everything you do affects your performance. If you keep things consistent, your performance will improve, and it will be noticeable. All the above goes for any firearm though, archery too, and not just a revolver.
And with 3-4" groups at 100 yds, you may not be the best shooter out there (and i'm not even anywhere close either), but you are well above average. And since you can shoot like that now, and want to improve, i will bet you can cut those groups in half or even better.