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Reloading
How "important" are certain details when reloading?
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<blockquote data-quote="trophyhusband" data-source="post: 851451" data-attributes="member: 70376"><p>My Nosler manual finally came in. Interestingly it showed there most accurate load for the 180 partition at 62 gr of the same powder I'm using. I'm also using Nosler brass. They used a different primer and different gun than I'm using.</p><p></p><p>The Lyman manual shows the most accurate load being at 69 gr of the same powder I'm using. They use the same gun and same primer, but a different 180 gr bullet and different brass.</p><p></p><p>I loaded up 3 foul shots at 62 gr using brand new brass, 6 rounds at 62 gr and 6 rounds at 64 gr using once fired brass.</p><p></p><p>Instead of using the somewhat wobbly folding table, I grabbed a workmate portable workbench to shoot from. It was MUCH more stable.</p><p></p><p>The first pic is of my foul shots. Ignore the three holes that are totally in the orange, they are foul shots from the last time out. The other three were the first three shots this morning after cleaning the gun.</p><p></p><p>The second pic is the 62 gr load. I'm very confused as to why they are not only much more spread out than my foul shots, but the POI was also shifted a little.</p><p></p><p>The third pic is at 64 gr. I'm fully ready to accept that the outlying shot here was a result of either something I did while reloading or my shooting technique. It really bothers me to have one out of 6 shot be that far off and I hope I can get that corrected.</p><p></p><p>At this point I think I'm going to go with the 64 gr load and start practicing at longer distances unless you guys think I should do more testing. After hunting season I'll buy a scope more suited to long range and then I'll try out some different bullets and powders. There are steel targets set up behind my house that I can shoot at from over 1000 yards if I wanted to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trophyhusband, post: 851451, member: 70376"] My Nosler manual finally came in. Interestingly it showed there most accurate load for the 180 partition at 62 gr of the same powder I'm using. I'm also using Nosler brass. They used a different primer and different gun than I'm using. The Lyman manual shows the most accurate load being at 69 gr of the same powder I'm using. They use the same gun and same primer, but a different 180 gr bullet and different brass. I loaded up 3 foul shots at 62 gr using brand new brass, 6 rounds at 62 gr and 6 rounds at 64 gr using once fired brass. Instead of using the somewhat wobbly folding table, I grabbed a workmate portable workbench to shoot from. It was MUCH more stable. The first pic is of my foul shots. Ignore the three holes that are totally in the orange, they are foul shots from the last time out. The other three were the first three shots this morning after cleaning the gun. The second pic is the 62 gr load. I'm very confused as to why they are not only much more spread out than my foul shots, but the POI was also shifted a little. The third pic is at 64 gr. I'm fully ready to accept that the outlying shot here was a result of either something I did while reloading or my shooting technique. It really bothers me to have one out of 6 shot be that far off and I hope I can get that corrected. At this point I think I'm going to go with the 64 gr load and start practicing at longer distances unless you guys think I should do more testing. After hunting season I'll buy a scope more suited to long range and then I'll try out some different bullets and powders. There are steel targets set up behind my house that I can shoot at from over 1000 yards if I wanted to. [/QUOTE]
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