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    Quote Originally Posted by 30Three View Post
    I have not been able to test at very long ranges. But using same rifle same day and sandbag rest the difference was about 0.5 MOA.
    That's quite good considering the price difference. But you do need to spend the time batching them in to same weight loads. Tolerance +/- 0.1grain
    If competing you need to ensure you have enough of the same batch for practice, the match and a few spares. All the odd rounds or small batches are kept for fun shoot's or mates that want to try out the rifle.
    With the SMK it's load it and shoot it. There weight variation is minimal.
    However both types need some experimenting with powder and load to get the best results.
    Thank you for the suggestion.
    I have never thought about it since the accuracy was ok and I keep shooting different rifles each time, so I never really get to tighten up to the extremes.
    Lately I started using the same rifle for a few times and have seen the improvements in my results immediately, so I guess I'll be able to see and feel the difference selecting the bullets by weight.
    Reloading is just so much fun!

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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    That would have nothing to do with keyholing though, just grouping.
    That's my point. The rifle is no longer keyholing but the grouping isn't great so it's going to need more tweaking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel Enfield View Post
    more tweaking
    We've done yards of threads on this one, good luck...better you than me. It can sure take time.
    Regards, Jim

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    Thanks. I'd intended to try and keep it "Mil Spec" for use in general service rifle competitions but I'm thinking I might have to get it properly bedded and keep it for modified class competitions and hunting.

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    I don't know if bedding will be needed unless you start with a problem. I'll bet it can be made good with just the regular fitting..."Just"...that could be lots.
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    I'm open to suggestions on where I can look for info on doing that properly...

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    Information on bedding & 303's in general

    A couple for you CE from my collection the Wadham book is very good can be brought as an E-book but I got a H/C as a better option. I am sure there are the guys here that can just about bed a Lee Enfield with their eyes closed they are a very good source also have a look through old threads.

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    I'll have to check my library - pretty sure I've got a copy of Sweets somewhere and it wouldn't surprise me if I'd picked up a copy of Skennertonicon & LaBudda's book in my travels too!

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