Thread: Stupid Question. bare with me please

Totally agree with your second post Gimp. At shorter ranges I don't think ES matters too much. The caveat is so long as the variation does not interfere with barrel timing. My objection to the premise that it doesn't matter is that is is so bloody easy to fix. Why not sort it out and fix it. Even the shit Sako 308 I had here a few weeks ago got down under 15 with little effort. Disclosure I was using a full set of Redding Competition Dies bushed correctly and yes it does matter. But good powder selection and load will get you most of the way there. So why not do that?

Powder selection is critical to ES/SD yes a close powder will get you low but the right power will get you under 10.

I am currently helping a few guys with there loads and only one guy gets it. The other guys are hunters. It just needs to go bang. The guy who wants to get into it boots and all is a smart guy with deep pockets. He could careless how much it costs he just wants the same results I get. So as I was working with him and his 308 it dawned on me just how much you need to know and understand. Its a little bit intimidating at first but over the past few weeks he has wrapped his head around it and just sent me his shopping list of some very very nice gear. I weeded a few things out but its a chunk of change. Once his gun is built I know he will be a fierce competitor and he will keep me honest. I look forward to that.

My point is to come here and think I could help is a bit delusional. This is a hunters forum for hunters. Pommys recommendation to stay with handbook loads is the best advice.