Should I sort my .223 LC brass by year?

Dave R · July 7, 2007, 06:25 PM

I building a sizable collection of .223 Lake City brass, mostly by scrounging. It has proven quite accurate in my Varmit rifle (.223 NEF.)

Are the lots pretty consistent from year to year? Will I get better accuracy by sorting by lot (or year?) Or is that an unnecessary stop that won't add any additional accuracy?

rwilson452 · July 7, 2007, 06:48 PM

I would sort by weight. You should find it sorts into sort of bell curve. then use the most populus. I would think +/- .1 gr. go to a wider variation if you don't get enough. do the sort after you have sized and trimed.

stinger · July 7, 2007, 07:20 PM

It really just depends how particular of a guy you happen to be. Are you looking for .25" groups or will .75" groups suffice. I'm not a consistant enough shooter to be uber-anal.

I just don't have time to sort brass by weight. Someday I might, but there is nothing I do that demands that sort of commitment. I do, however, weigh all (for varmint guns) rifle charges.

Dave R · July 7, 2007, 10:04 PM

Groups of .75 would be fine. That's about what I get from this load, as is.

firewrench044 · July 9, 2007, 09:43 PM

For best posible groups-- Yes, sort by year,number of times fired and weight
Everything you do to elimenate any diferences will titten your groups

Wild Bill Bucks · July 10, 2007, 11:55 AM

I use laundry markers to put a small colored indentification mark on each one of my brass when I load. It doesn't hurt anything, and lets me know exactly how many times I have re-loaded each round, and can also be used to indentify the weight of each piece of brass.(Remember every time you trim it will change your brass weight a little). I make a chart with each color on it, that tells me what color goes with what load. Your tumbler will take the marker off when you tumble it, so you don't get confused.

July 7, 2007, 06:25 PM	#1
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2000 Location: Idaho Posts: 6,073	Should I sort my .223 LC brass by year? I building a sizable collection of .223 Lake City brass, mostly by scrounging. It has proven quite accurate in my Varmit rifle (.223 NEF.) Are the lots pretty consistent from year to year? Will I get better accuracy by sorting by lot (or year?) Or is that an unnecessary stop that won't add any additional accuracy? __________________ I am Pro-Rights (on gun issues).

July 7, 2007, 06:48 PM	#2
rwilson452 Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2004 Location: Tioga co. PA Posts: 2,647	223 LC brass sort I would sort by weight. You should find it sorts into sort of bell curve. then use the most populus. I would think +/- .1 gr. go to a wider variation if you don't get enough. do the sort after you have sized and trimed.

July 7, 2007, 10:04 PM	#4
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2000 Location: Idaho Posts: 6,073	Groups of .75 would be fine. That's about what I get from this load, as is. __________________ I am Pro-Rights (on gun issues).

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July 7, 2007, 07:20 PM	#3
stinger Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2001 Location: west texas Posts: 772	It really just depends how particular of a guy you happen to be. Are you looking for .25" groups or will .75" groups suffice. I'm not a consistant enough shooter to be uber-anal. I just don't have time to sort brass by weight. Someday I might, but there is nothing I do that demands that sort of commitment. I do, however, weigh all (for varmint guns) rifle charges.

July 9, 2007, 09:43 PM	#5
firewrench044 Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2007 Location: Fort Pierce, Florida Posts: 381	For best posible groups-- Yes, sort by year,number of times fired and weight Everything you do to elimenate any diferences will titten your groups

July 10, 2007, 11:55 AM	#6
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,266	I use laundry markers to put a small colored indentification mark on each one of my brass when I load. It doesn't hurt anything, and lets me know exactly how many times I have re-loaded each round, and can also be used to indentify the weight of each piece of brass.(Remember every time you trim it will change your brass weight a little). I make a chart with each color on it, that tells me what color goes with what load. Your tumbler will take the marker off when you tumble it, so you don't get confused.