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Advice for fine tuning my loads
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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 715489" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>The easiest way to answer some of your questions would be to recommend a DVD.</p><p> </p><p>Shawn Carlock is very good at extreme long range shooting, and he's made a DVD titled <u>Reloading for Long Range Hunting</u> It's a good video and it shows the techniques he uses when loading ammo for the 338 Edge (very similar to the 338 Lapua).</p><p> </p><p>Even further in depth, there are certain benchrest techniques that ensure the brass and bullets are at utmost consistancy/precision. However, some of these techniques are simply a waste of time with a factory rifle IMO. The added accuracy will never be realized because the rifle/barrel/crown is still the last thing the bullet touches before its flight, no matter how good the ammo is.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Could try seating those hybrids even further back from the lands. They are not supposed to be as picky as the VLD's on seating depth.</p><p> </p><p>I'd also ensure nothing else is happening on the bench when the chargemaster is dispensing powder. Heard tale that bench movement or vibration can throw it off. Also heard tale that electrical voltage variance can throw them off. Do you live in an area that's got good electricity without any lights flickering ever? I don't, so I use a beam scale and trickle well within 1/10 grn every charge.</p><p> </p><p>Again, tons and tons of possibilities. a mile is so **** far, most folks get their loads shooting as tight as possible at 1000 yds before attempting the mile stuff. I am not saying you didn't, I just dont know what you've tried and haven't tried.</p><p> </p><p>Best of luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 715489, member: 21068"] The easiest way to answer some of your questions would be to recommend a DVD. Shawn Carlock is very good at extreme long range shooting, and he's made a DVD titled [U]Reloading for Long Range Hunting[/U] It's a good video and it shows the techniques he uses when loading ammo for the 338 Edge (very similar to the 338 Lapua). Even further in depth, there are certain benchrest techniques that ensure the brass and bullets are at utmost consistancy/precision. However, some of these techniques are simply a waste of time with a factory rifle IMO. The added accuracy will never be realized because the rifle/barrel/crown is still the last thing the bullet touches before its flight, no matter how good the ammo is. Could try seating those hybrids even further back from the lands. They are not supposed to be as picky as the VLD's on seating depth. I'd also ensure nothing else is happening on the bench when the chargemaster is dispensing powder. Heard tale that bench movement or vibration can throw it off. Also heard tale that electrical voltage variance can throw them off. Do you live in an area that's got good electricity without any lights flickering ever? I don't, so I use a beam scale and trickle well within 1/10 grn every charge. Again, tons and tons of possibilities. a mile is so **** far, most folks get their loads shooting as tight as possible at 1000 yds before attempting the mile stuff. I am not saying you didn't, I just dont know what you've tried and haven't tried. Best of luck. [/QUOTE]
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