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How many bullets do you try in new rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="HandgunHTR" data-source="post: 2879125" data-attributes="member: 126524"><p>All of my rifles/handguns have a given purpose and I usually test a good sample of bullets made for that purpose. For example, if it is a hunting rig that I don't plan on shooting past 500 yards that will be used on thin-skinned game, I determine what weight range I want and what speed I want and then get 5-10 different bullets that fit the bill and 3-5 powders. I work up loads and see what provides me the best in velocity and accuracy, combined. Then I purchase enough of a supply of those bullets and powders to pretty much last me 10-20 years of practice and hunting.</p><p>For target work, I am a bit less picky and will usually only test 3-5 bullets and 3-5 powders to find my loads, but tend to buy a larger bulk when I do find the combo that works.</p><p></p><p>The advantage of doing it this way is that if one or more of the components become scarce, I can usually look back at my testing data and find a combo that will work to get me over the hump.</p><p></p><p>As for where I shoot, my current short yardage range is about 20 minutes from the house, but I can get out to 1000 on our property that is about 7 hours away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HandgunHTR, post: 2879125, member: 126524"] All of my rifles/handguns have a given purpose and I usually test a good sample of bullets made for that purpose. For example, if it is a hunting rig that I don't plan on shooting past 500 yards that will be used on thin-skinned game, I determine what weight range I want and what speed I want and then get 5-10 different bullets that fit the bill and 3-5 powders. I work up loads and see what provides me the best in velocity and accuracy, combined. Then I purchase enough of a supply of those bullets and powders to pretty much last me 10-20 years of practice and hunting. For target work, I am a bit less picky and will usually only test 3-5 bullets and 3-5 powders to find my loads, but tend to buy a larger bulk when I do find the combo that works. The advantage of doing it this way is that if one or more of the components become scarce, I can usually look back at my testing data and find a combo that will work to get me over the hump. As for where I shoot, my current short yardage range is about 20 minutes from the house, but I can get out to 1000 on our property that is about 7 hours away. [/QUOTE]
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