I wonder what the rest of you guys do for competition reloading.
Here's my ritual with every thing done one step at a time.
I try and get the brass into the tumbler the afternoon after range day (then a nap).
Add in some new brass every so often to keep the supply of fired brass for comps.
-Used a wire mesh colander to separate the powdered walnut media, added some new.
After all the good shows on TV I anneal what we shot.
-Second batch through the annealer so far.
Nylon brush inside of case to remove media residue.
Deprime in a separate operation feeling for loose pockets.
Resize the body/bump shoulder with a Redding body die.
Resize neck with Lee Collet Die using an undersize mandrel.
Measure case length and trim, deburr, and chamfer.
Sort cases by weight. 20 round relays plus sighters sorted very close.
Fit check competition cases in chamber. Can't afford a jam on the clock.
Weight sort primers for competition rounds and prime.
Sort bullets for equal BTO, and weight.
Wait for a low humidity day in the kitchen and charge. Double check weight on second scale with each case weight tared.
Start with all cases primer up in block, cover each charge with an upside down projectile in the loading block.
Move to seating die flip projectile and seat close to desired CBTO (not OAL). Measure and finish seating last few thou.
Wipe clean and inspect each round.
Sometime during all this we clean rifles. Flo cleans her own as it gets dirtier than mine.
Have enough ready to charge for a practice session and a competition later this month for both of us.
That's another pound of powder down the tube.