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<blockquote data-quote="LDHunter" data-source="post: 835005" data-attributes="member: 105"><p>After using and believing in the ladder method for several years I started doubting it and started picking my loads by using nothing but max or nearly max loads with Hodgdon Extreme powder that have almost no velocity variation as temperatures fluctuate and by using almost all medium burning powders such as Varget for all my loading in all but "super mags".</p><p></p><p>That GREATLY simplified my life, increased my enjoyment of shooting and, probably due to my increasing proficiency with shooting, shrunk my group sizes and gave me better one shot hit ratios.</p><p></p><p>The ladder method may still be somewhat relevant with skinny barrels that aren't properly bedded due to barrel whip and nodes and other such magic that I don't think I'll ever fully understand but I choose to bed all barreled actions these days and right after I did that a LOT of my shooting eccentricities and head scratching seemed to melt away. LOL</p><p></p><p>Hope my addled babbling helped or saved you some time.... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>$bob$</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDHunter, post: 835005, member: 105"] After using and believing in the ladder method for several years I started doubting it and started picking my loads by using nothing but max or nearly max loads with Hodgdon Extreme powder that have almost no velocity variation as temperatures fluctuate and by using almost all medium burning powders such as Varget for all my loading in all but "super mags". That GREATLY simplified my life, increased my enjoyment of shooting and, probably due to my increasing proficiency with shooting, shrunk my group sizes and gave me better one shot hit ratios. The ladder method may still be somewhat relevant with skinny barrels that aren't properly bedded due to barrel whip and nodes and other such magic that I don't think I'll ever fully understand but I choose to bed all barreled actions these days and right after I did that a LOT of my shooting eccentricities and head scratching seemed to melt away. LOL Hope my addled babbling helped or saved you some time.... ;) $bob$ [/QUOTE]
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