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<blockquote data-quote="Tac-O" data-source="post: 1849291" data-attributes="member: 109994"><p>Update: </p><p></p><p>Went to the range with my wife today. She did her first attempt at load testing, which was fun and successful, I think.</p><p></p><p>I also worked more on some loads with my Tikka version #2, with the new staball powder. </p><p></p><p>I repeated the 60.0gr loads that I did last time with 3 groups of 4, and also did a load of 61.0gr and 61.5gr. My bore was cleaned to white from after the last time I shot, So I did two foulers top center on the target. I shot all my loads by groups, no round robin this time. My barrel got warm by the end of each group, but not hot.</p><p></p><p>I think I'm either likely flinching sometimes, or I'm doing something with my hand loads that causes fliers. I couldn't find any match ammo at the stores and I completely forgot to have my wife do the dummy cartridge trick for me. </p><p></p><p>My hands for extremely cold by the last two groups, and I always forget me it hard to execute shots when that happens because I can't feel how much pressure I'm putting on the trigger. I don't think my 61.5 load will do, but it's possible 61.0 is alright but I flinched or something. Looking at my 60.0 groups, it looks like if the poi shifts, it's up and to the right. I really think it could be either a flinch or a slight difference in my hold pressure. I WON'T be cleaning my bore before the next trip! And I'll repeat the 60.0hr loads. We'll see how it goes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tac-O, post: 1849291, member: 109994"] Update: Went to the range with my wife today. She did her first attempt at load testing, which was fun and successful, I think. I also worked more on some loads with my Tikka version #2, with the new staball powder. I repeated the 60.0gr loads that I did last time with 3 groups of 4, and also did a load of 61.0gr and 61.5gr. My bore was cleaned to white from after the last time I shot, So I did two foulers top center on the target. I shot all my loads by groups, no round robin this time. My barrel got warm by the end of each group, but not hot. I think I'm either likely flinching sometimes, or I'm doing something with my hand loads that causes fliers. I couldn't find any match ammo at the stores and I completely forgot to have my wife do the dummy cartridge trick for me. My hands for extremely cold by the last two groups, and I always forget me it hard to execute shots when that happens because I can't feel how much pressure I'm putting on the trigger. I don't think my 61.5 load will do, but it's possible 61.0 is alright but I flinched or something. Looking at my 60.0 groups, it looks like if the poi shifts, it's up and to the right. I really think it could be either a flinch or a slight difference in my hold pressure. I WON'T be cleaning my bore before the next trip! And I'll repeat the 60.0hr loads. We'll see how it goes! [/QUOTE]
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