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How many rounds to develop a load?
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<blockquote data-quote="friendlyfireisnt" data-source="post: 273405" data-attributes="member: 5956"><p>I think Kevin is spot on, no surprise. </p><p></p><p>I haven't been reloading a long time, just a few years, but I have had pretty good luck so far. I would like to think that part of my success has been that I typically spend hours in research prior to starting load up. </p><p></p><p>Lucky for me, the cartridges I load for have a ton of information available for them, and decades of established quality loads, and there shouldn't be many surprises. </p><p></p><p>Even with my .30-06 and .270, where I had a real good idea where I was going to end up, I still expected more than 25 rounds. It takes time, and it takes some work to find what works. With my .30-06, I went through several bullets, and 3 powders before I found two good performing loads. My .270 Sendero seems to be a bit easier so far. Part of that is I went with the old standard load of H4831 and 130gr bullets, and the other part is that I think this rifle will shoot almost anything well. </p><p></p><p>I shot about 150 rounds doing load development on my .30-06, and about 45 rounds with my .270, which I am still finishing my load workup with. I actually got two loads on that one, but I was lucky. </p><p></p><p>Way too many variables to expect to have a winner within 25 rounds on every try. </p><p></p><p>One of these days, I am going to try some Berger bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="friendlyfireisnt, post: 273405, member: 5956"] I think Kevin is spot on, no surprise. I haven't been reloading a long time, just a few years, but I have had pretty good luck so far. I would like to think that part of my success has been that I typically spend hours in research prior to starting load up. Lucky for me, the cartridges I load for have a ton of information available for them, and decades of established quality loads, and there shouldn't be many surprises. Even with my .30-06 and .270, where I had a real good idea where I was going to end up, I still expected more than 25 rounds. It takes time, and it takes some work to find what works. With my .30-06, I went through several bullets, and 3 powders before I found two good performing loads. My .270 Sendero seems to be a bit easier so far. Part of that is I went with the old standard load of H4831 and 130gr bullets, and the other part is that I think this rifle will shoot almost anything well. I shot about 150 rounds doing load development on my .30-06, and about 45 rounds with my .270, which I am still finishing my load workup with. I actually got two loads on that one, but I was lucky. Way too many variables to expect to have a winner within 25 rounds on every try. One of these days, I am going to try some Berger bullets. [/QUOTE]
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