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**sd and es load advice**
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<blockquote data-quote="jmason" data-source="post: 282562" data-attributes="member: 10486"><p>When you doing your development(3 shots step up the charge, 3 shots step up the charge) you want to see <u>good grouping</u> and<u> good speeds. </u>All you are doing at this point is trying to narrow down a charge weight. You'll know when it happens. Write down the velocity of each shot. You will get big ESs on a majority of your 3 shot strings, but when you hit the charge weight your gun likes the ESs for that/those 3 shot strings will be <u>low.</u> Now go back and load for your 5 -10 shot confirmations and see what you get for ES/SD. Once your here you can mess with seating depth or primers or what ever. Know that if you change seating depth or primers it may require you to adjust the powder charge too. Primers are different heats(for lack of better term) and bullet depth in the case changes pressures. Take some pics if you get confused and post them. You can already see(by this thread) there's lots of people will to help. Between your data and all the cyber analists on this message board you'll find something that works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmason, post: 282562, member: 10486"] When you doing your development(3 shots step up the charge, 3 shots step up the charge) you want to see [U]good grouping[/U] and[U] good speeds. [/U]All you are doing at this point is trying to narrow down a charge weight. You'll know when it happens. Write down the velocity of each shot. You will get big ESs on a majority of your 3 shot strings, but when you hit the charge weight your gun likes the ESs for that/those 3 shot strings will be [U]low.[/U] Now go back and load for your 5 -10 shot confirmations and see what you get for ES/SD. Once your here you can mess with seating depth or primers or what ever. Know that if you change seating depth or primers it may require you to adjust the powder charge too. Primers are different heats(for lack of better term) and bullet depth in the case changes pressures. Take some pics if you get confused and post them. You can already see(by this thread) there's lots of people will to help. Between your data and all the cyber analists on this message board you'll find something that works. [/QUOTE]
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