I came into the cast bullet competition game from Bullseye Pistol (got too old and shaky to be competitive any more), not from jacketed bullet benchrest competition. When I started trying to load match quality rifle ammo, I sort of automatically figured I should weigh every charge. However, reading stuff about jacketed bullet B.R. competition, I get the impression that those guys gave up weighing each charge years ago. They weigh their bullets; they weigh and uniform their cases (some of them even use the same few cases for the entire match), and for all I know they may even weigh their primers, but they just THROW their powder charges! I just finished reading “THE ACCURATE RIFLE” by Warren Page, and he flat out stated that weighing each charge was a waste of time!
I'd like to hear from some of you guys who shoot cast bullet bench rest competition, and do it well enough to win now and then, regarding whether you weigh or throw your powder charges. Until then, I'm going to be anal enough to keep on weighing every charge, but maybe you can change my mind...........maybe.
Wes