I'm a relative new guy to the world of precision/long range shooting, and have been reloading/handloading for a couple of years.
As all of us know this age of high speed communications and the amount of information available can be overwhelming to say the very least.
My question(s) to this forum are an attempt to filter out some of the baggage and get to the core of what I want to do: Hit a 10" to 14" steel plate with my Remington 5R .308 at 600-800 yards. If I can squeeze 1,000 out of it great. So what does a guy need to have in order to accomplish this with respect to handloading dies?
I have read the arguments supporting full length versus neck only and vice versa. Comp dies, bullet tension, neck turning, bushing size bullet jump, concentricity, head space, crimps etc; everybody has their rap, and I appreciate them all. But right now, I'm not looking to rip a cloverleaf in paper at 100 yds; as the song goes, I want to bang a gong!
How much of the high precision handloading processes do I need to follow to accomplish my immediate goal?
As all of us know this age of high speed communications and the amount of information available can be overwhelming to say the very least.
My question(s) to this forum are an attempt to filter out some of the baggage and get to the core of what I want to do: Hit a 10" to 14" steel plate with my Remington 5R .308 at 600-800 yards. If I can squeeze 1,000 out of it great. So what does a guy need to have in order to accomplish this with respect to handloading dies?
I have read the arguments supporting full length versus neck only and vice versa. Comp dies, bullet tension, neck turning, bushing size bullet jump, concentricity, head space, crimps etc; everybody has their rap, and I appreciate them all. But right now, I'm not looking to rip a cloverleaf in paper at 100 yds; as the song goes, I want to bang a gong!
How much of the high precision handloading processes do I need to follow to accomplish my immediate goal?