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Testing loads at 200 vs 100
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 923839" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I can shoot at my range out to 600 yards. I usually use 200 when developing loads. I find that at 100 yards it is abit more difficult to tell how good a good shooting load is. The bullets stackup tight and you end up with a ragged hole. At 200 yards things usually spreadout and you can tell better which loads are really grouping tight. There is the issue of wind when you stretch out but wind flags allow one to break shots with consistent wind conditions. If the wind is up and variable I may shorten up to 100 yards. After getting something working at 200 yards I also test at 600yards since a good load at 200 yards can occasionally go astray at 600 yards. I've also had loads that grouped 1 inch at 200 and group 2 inches at 600 so things arenot always linear and that is good to know. I do not consider bullet stabilization as an important factor relative to picking the distance at which to test a load.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 923839, member: 63138"] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]I can shoot at my range out to 600 yards. I usually use 200 when developing loads. I find that at 100 yards it is abit more difficult to tell how good a good shooting load is. The bullets stackup tight and you end up with a ragged hole. At 200 yards things usually spreadout and you can tell better which loads are really grouping tight. There is the issue of wind when you stretch out but wind flags allow one to break shots with consistent wind conditions. If the wind is up and variable I may shorten up to 100 yards. After getting something working at 200 yards I also test at 600yards since a good load at 200 yards can occasionally go astray at 600 yards. I've also had loads that grouped 1 inch at 200 and group 2 inches at 600 so things arenot always linear and that is good to know. I do not consider bullet stabilization as an important factor relative to picking the distance at which to test a load.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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