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theshephard · October 16, 2012, 12:44 PM

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, "No".

Do the rounds work? Check
Are you trying for the utmost in accuracy? No

The thing you're sacrificing here, IMHO, is consistency from round to round, so if you're working on your own marksmanship or trying to test the limits of the gun, you've introduced a variable that's going to hinder such efforts by bringing questions into your mind. e.g. was it the gun or was it that round? Did I flinch, or was it that round? etc.

I sympathize with being OCD on reloading, and when it comes to testing my abilities or the equipment's, I firmly believe you have to eliminate as many variables as possible. Based on what you've written - i.e. mostly shoot pistol, shooting at 25yrds - you're not reloading for LR accuracy anyway. I believe you're in the "go with what works" category, and what you've got works.

If you want to be OCD, sure - the answer is easy - dump the short brass into a different bucket and strive for consistency if that's what's important.

October 16, 2012, 12:44 PM	#2
theshephard Member Join Date: October 1, 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 26	I wouldn't in this case.. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, "No". Do the rounds work? Check Are you trying for the utmost in accuracy? No The thing you're sacrificing here, IMHO, is consistency from round to round, so if you're working on your own marksmanship or trying to test the limits of the gun, you've introduced a variable that's going to hinder such efforts by bringing questions into your mind. e.g. was it the gun or was it that round? Did I flinch, or was it that round? etc. I sympathize with being OCD on reloading, and when it comes to testing my abilities or the equipment's, I firmly believe you have to eliminate as many variables as possible. Based on what you've written - i.e. mostly shoot pistol, shooting at 25yrds - you're not reloading for LR accuracy anyway. I believe you're in the "go with what works" category, and what you've got works. If you want to be OCD, sure - the answer is easy - dump the short brass into a different bucket and strive for consistency if that's what's important.