New Reloader - Reloading Workflow Sanity Check

[MegaHurtz]

I found the Sierra Manual useful as a noob.
Has a whole section on reloading gas guns.
It will answer most of your questions so that your list isn't so long.

Thanks for the pointer. I will search that resource out - might find sumtin therein that I failed to pickup otherwise.

The long list is the workflow steps that I've conjured up in muh noggin.

There are 6 overt questions below that list, and a few implied questions therein. And @LRRPF52 's response has initiated a couple more.

I'm going to digest the responses and adjust fire as appropriate based on the recommendations from those folks that have been doing this longer than I (i.e. the likes of yourself and others).

EDIT: "...reloading gas guns.": I hadn't really considered that there would be substantive differences for reloading when considering auto-loading gas-(/piston-?)operated weapons when contrasted against a bolt-action weapon. I had conjured up in muh gray matter that 'what works for one (i.e. a Bench Bolt gun) would be applicable to the other (i.e. an auto-loader)'. So, based on what you're alluding to, plus what LRRPF52 has enumerated, I suspect that what is prudent to do when reloading for a bench/target bolt-action weapon is probably wasted effort on the likes of an AR-based system, as the nature of the AR beast is more for tolerant reliability in a tactical combat context rather than for uber precision.?. I find that i am questioning if it still makes sense to apply a common approach for both, in the interests of developing habits of a common process that will lend itself well to an ELR context, at the expense of wasted time/effort when reloading for an AR. Food for thought for sure...

Thanks for your time. It is appreciated.

-MHz