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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
Do I need a chronograph?
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<blockquote data-quote="Okanogan" data-source="post: 2000386" data-attributes="member: 90397"><p>I'm another proponent for getting a chronograph if you reload. I reloaded for years without one but my reloading abilities moved up a level after getting one. The additional data it provided helped me greatly in understanding better what was going on as I changed a variable or external variables changed on me. In the interest of not trying to repeat a lot of what has been said previously in the thread in favor of a chronograph, here are a couple of other examples of where it has helped me:</p><p></p><p>When I am breaking in a new rifle, the barrel usually speeds up. As it does, I may find that the accuracy drops off or the pressure increases beyond what I am comfortable with. The same thing might occur when shooting a temperature sensitive powder in warmer weather than I did the load development. The chron tells the story.</p><p></p><p>Some of my rifles shoot significantly better below the max load. Knowing what velocity seems to be the sweet spot for the barrel/ bullet harmonics helps me greatly when I want/ need to change powders. (e.g., H1000 to RL26)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Okanogan, post: 2000386, member: 90397"] I'm another proponent for getting a chronograph if you reload. I reloaded for years without one but my reloading abilities moved up a level after getting one. The additional data it provided helped me greatly in understanding better what was going on as I changed a variable or external variables changed on me. In the interest of not trying to repeat a lot of what has been said previously in the thread in favor of a chronograph, here are a couple of other examples of where it has helped me: When I am breaking in a new rifle, the barrel usually speeds up. As it does, I may find that the accuracy drops off or the pressure increases beyond what I am comfortable with. The same thing might occur when shooting a temperature sensitive powder in warmer weather than I did the load development. The chron tells the story. Some of my rifles shoot significantly better below the max load. Knowing what velocity seems to be the sweet spot for the barrel/ bullet harmonics helps me greatly when I want/ need to change powders. (e.g., H1000 to RL26) [/QUOTE]
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