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<blockquote data-quote="stljc2" data-source="post: 1721019" data-attributes="member: 96586"><p>Here's my train of thought.</p><p>1.) Pressure test load range. Usually 3 rounds in each .5 gr. increment. Checking for pressure signs when I shoot them. Basically what I'm doing is proofing to my self the loads are safe they way I put them together. Powder, amount of powder, primer type, how deep I've seated the bullet in relation to the lands of the barrel and ogive of the bullet. If I start running into pressure signs I back off a grain or two of powder. If I have more bullets that I loaded before knowing where my pressure signs were I will stop there and pull the bullets, dump the powder, back into original lot, if I still have it. If not then I would like to think I'd just dump it . I have never been left hanging like that so whatever. YES I do use a crony to gather ft/s Standard deviation(SD), average ft/s. I'll compare the info gathered and try and pick a few with low sd's and with fairly good ft/s (to insure proper bullet performance at distance). </p><p></p><p>2.)Then I load up 5 rounds each, compare results and pick one that best suites my needs. Some much smarter people than me have said that you need 10 rounds per particular load to get sd's you can really utilize. I'm supposing they are right I just have never done it. So keep it in mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stljc2, post: 1721019, member: 96586"] Here's my train of thought. 1.) Pressure test load range. Usually 3 rounds in each .5 gr. increment. Checking for pressure signs when I shoot them. Basically what I'm doing is proofing to my self the loads are safe they way I put them together. Powder, amount of powder, primer type, how deep I've seated the bullet in relation to the lands of the barrel and ogive of the bullet. If I start running into pressure signs I back off a grain or two of powder. If I have more bullets that I loaded before knowing where my pressure signs were I will stop there and pull the bullets, dump the powder, back into original lot, if I still have it. If not then I would like to think I'd just dump it . I have never been left hanging like that so whatever. YES I do use a crony to gather ft/s Standard deviation(SD), average ft/s. I'll compare the info gathered and try and pick a few with low sd's and with fairly good ft/s (to insure proper bullet performance at distance). 2.)Then I load up 5 rounds each, compare results and pick one that best suites my needs. Some much smarter people than me have said that you need 10 rounds per particular load to get sd's you can really utilize. I'm supposing they are right I just have never done it. So keep it in mind. [/QUOTE]
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