Quote Originally Posted by jlfar0311 View Post
Alright, I think I've finally come to the point in my life where I'm no longer satisfied shooting, but want to be the mad scientist and make cool shit to shoot. I know nothing about reloading tools or methods. I recently purchased a book "The ABC's of Reloading." I'm about to read it.

That being said, I think I wanna take Ceddie's advice and dump some of my 7.62x54R rounds and redistribute the powder as exact weights in every round, hoping to increase accuracy. First question, is this a good idea? Second question; what tools and/or equipment would I need to be able to do this. I know everyone's time is valuable and I don't want to seem eager to be spoon fed, so if it's too much to type you can just throw a website or book title at me and I'll go read how to. Thanks for the help.
1. Due to the quality and age of the powder I think you're going to find it a waste of time. Based on YEARS of reloading experience, slight variances in powder charge (.10 to .30 of a grain may not make a measurable difference). The surplus bullets are another lack luster component as well.
2. Tools... you will need a kinetic bullet puller, a press, dies, a scale, a chamfer tool for the case mouths, and a caliper set at minimum.
3. I've had some VERY slight delays in primer ignition with surplus... that's another precision killer... lack of consistency in the powder ignition and burn rate.
4. Forget using .308 bullets.

But hey... it's a project right?