Are you thinking of something like this Tim
Believe me, he shoots a damn sight better than me, or you, for that matter.
What is the point
That's why I suspect that you don't shoot as well as they do; I've seen them, and whereas I haven't seen you shoot, I have my suspicions.
What is the point, if you'll excuse the pun? Admitting my guilt, I have modified my own RCBS scales in a similar manner, but am prepared to acknowledge that, for stalking, or even Target Rifle, weighing to better than plus or minus one tenth of a grain gives no better accuracy. Over 100 metres, the best shooters are the bench rest boys. They don't even bother to weigh, they throw their charges! A Great Britain target shooter of my aquaintaince has set up his scales so as to accept any charge plus or minus one tenth of a grain, and accepts anything between theses limits. Believe me, he shoots a damn sight better than me, or you, for that matter.
That's a rather sweeping statement, you haven't got a clue what I shoot like.
I agree, a tenth of a grain here or there really doesn't make much difference at the shorter ranges, and yes, the short range benchresters do often just dump charges but I think you will not find many 600 or 1000 yard benchrest shooters or those shooting F-Class just dump charges. In fact there's now a steady drift away from the Chargemaster type auto-dispensers when searching for superior accuracy.
If the sole purpose of the rifle/ammunition is to put meat on the table, then a 75 year old Lee Enfield with battle sights and government surplus ammunition will do the job. If on the other hand, you have spent, say,£3,000 on a reasonable rifle and scope, why not feed it good ammunition.
When prepping a case and loading a round we try and make them all the same - consistency = accuracy.
However, generally sloppy rounds with a few thou here or there with the length of the case, different headstamps, variable neck tension, variable seating depth etc. etc. individually don't make a lot of difference at shorter ranges, probably all going into a 2 inch group at 100 yards, but at longer ranges they will show up.
Why spend time perfectly prepping a case then just dump some powder and say it's good enough for stalking and short range when it's so easy to get a consistent amount.
On the first point I agree entirely. I load my own stalking ammo as well as I possibly can, weighing it as exactly as I can; it holds better than 1moa and often a half that at 100 metres. As for peoples abilities, I know only that the GB fullbore rifle team has won five out of the last six world championships. Are you guys up to that standard?65Morris06 - What is wrong with wanting to spend the time making sure all our ammo (regardless of use, distance or discipline) is as accurate as possible? you also seem to have a lot to say about peoples abilities when you don't even know them, why is that?.