Thread: Runout expectations

Hi all
Just been playing with my Sinclair runout gauge and got some interesting results from both factory and reloads. Factory 30-06 ammo from Winchester about 5 thou, Federal 3-4 thou, and my full length re-sized 2-3 thou. I then looked at just the necks of the sized cases and they weren’t any better. My 243 and 284 have runout of about 1 thou and shoot well, but this 30-06 is a shocker. Keen to know what you guys are getting with your reloads and how much tolerance is there before the excessive runout affects accuracy? My 243 is Redding dies, and the 284 is Lee collet dies, I have Lee FL and collet for the 30-06. Look forward to hearing your learned views.

Regards
Ruger