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Load Development... what’s your process
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<blockquote data-quote="YZ-80" data-source="post: 1689593" data-attributes="member: 109229"><p>My load development:</p><p>1) Make sure I got what I need (brass, bullet, powder, etc)</p><p>2) Prep brass. If new, do some limited new brass prep.</p><p>3) Get ogive measurement w/OAL gage and bullet of choice. Back it off .020"</p><p>4) Decide what charge to load at first rung of ladder. Usually start in the middle of a published range but load check charges in .5 gr increments from starting published minimum up to that point and use these as sighters/bore foulers.</p><p>5) load 6 rounds at each charge increment for two 3-shot groups at each charge. Monitor all dimensional parameters for uniformity and check concentricity.</p><p>6) go shoot. Hone in on charge weights that produce tightest group.</p><p>7) go home and load up for 5- shot groups at the 2 best charge weights.</p><p>8) Adopt the load that gives me .25 to .50 MOA and less than .5 MOA vertical dispersion at 300 yards.</p><p></p><p>Works for me and I usually have my load developed in 40-50 rounds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YZ-80, post: 1689593, member: 109229"] My load development: 1) Make sure I got what I need (brass, bullet, powder, etc) 2) Prep brass. If new, do some limited new brass prep. 3) Get ogive measurement w/OAL gage and bullet of choice. Back it off .020” 4) Decide what charge to load at first rung of ladder. Usually start in the middle of a published range but load check charges in .5 gr increments from starting published minimum up to that point and use these as sighters/bore foulers. 5) load 6 rounds at each charge increment for two 3-shot groups at each charge. Monitor all dimensional parameters for uniformity and check concentricity. 6) go shoot. Hone in on charge weights that produce tightest group. 7) go home and load up for 5- shot groups at the 2 best charge weights. 8) Adopt the load that gives me .25 to .50 MOA and less than .5 MOA vertical dispersion at 300 yards. Works for me and I usually have my load developed in 40-50 rounds. [/QUOTE]
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