A few years back I weighed and sorted my rounds (Musket, Maynard, Revolver, Ballard and H&P) based on the particular round's median weight.
Bottom-line: I saw absolutely NO improvement in accuracy, and spent numerous hours that I'll never recoup from weighing and recasting "rejects"...
I was, and always shall be, exacting on the WEIGHT (not volume) of my charges. And as for the rounds, if they don't cast perfectly they're sent back to the lead pot.
To put it into perspective, I'm not trying to hit a point target at 1100 yrds with a 165 gr .308 round. Instead I'm hurling a +350 - 460 gr ball at max distance of 300 feet. Granted you HAVE to exercise all of the basic fundamentals of marksmanship each and every time you line up your sights. But in my personal & humble opinion, a 2 gr variance in weight will make only the most excruciatingly minute effect on the point of impact, at most.
Just so I'm clear - in no way am I calling anyone's baby "ugly"! It's a free country (for now at least) so, if weighing your rounds gives you a "warm and fuzzy" - by all means, weigh away my friend!
Semper Fi,
Rob Freeman
Col, USMC (Ret.)
1987-2019
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. - Vince Lombardi
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