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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 338591" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>Take care with your personal definition of 'accuracy' as well.</p><p>For instance, you imply your load as accurate, but is it accurate at range(needed range)?</p><p>Is your load accurate,, or consistent?</p><p>Is it accurate under the conditions needed(like cold barrel, hot temps, off a bipod, etc)?</p><p></p><p>The only correlation I'm aware of between accuracy and consistency, amounts to how consistent my accuracy is(hope that makes sense). My accuracy is taken to field potential, single shots.</p><p>So I might count on 1/2moa of cold clean barrel accuracy, to 600yds, off a bipod, with a click card, within 70 to 100degs, using my Browing in 6br. </p><p>But I wouldn't bet on it hot barrel grouping much better at 100yds.</p><p>Doesn't matter. I kill woodchucks with it.</p><p></p><p>I agree completely about cheap chronos. One thing I've concluded is that the single biggest improvement to ES/SD is a quality chronograph. I find that the ES people think they have is usally not actually that bad. And that's why they often shoot better than ballistics would predict.</p><p>So I use an Oehler with 20ft screen spacing, and I spend a great deal of time using it with cold barrel load development. </p><p>If you can't get a good chrono, go with field performance(as mentioned).</p><p>You know what ES you need with a quick ballistic check. And you know what really matters by field testing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 338591, member: 1521"] Take care with your personal definition of 'accuracy' as well. For instance, you imply your load as accurate, but is it accurate at range(needed range)? Is your load accurate,, or consistent? Is it accurate under the conditions needed(like cold barrel, hot temps, off a bipod, etc)? The only correlation I'm aware of between accuracy and consistency, amounts to how consistent my accuracy is(hope that makes sense). My accuracy is taken to field potential, single shots. So I might count on 1/2moa of cold clean barrel accuracy, to 600yds, off a bipod, with a click card, within 70 to 100degs, using my Browing in 6br. But I wouldn't bet on it hot barrel grouping much better at 100yds. Doesn't matter. I kill woodchucks with it. I agree completely about cheap chronos. One thing I've concluded is that the single biggest improvement to ES/SD is a quality chronograph. I find that the ES people think they have is usally not actually that bad. And that's why they often shoot better than ballistics would predict. So I use an Oehler with 20ft screen spacing, and I spend a great deal of time using it with cold barrel load development. If you can't get a good chrono, go with field performance(as mentioned). You know what ES you need with a quick ballistic check. And you know what really matters by field testing. [/QUOTE]
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