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Amen on the chronograph referrals. I don’t shoot without one now, except huntin. It can offer a lot of answers. Sometimes there is a...

My experience with ladder tests is limited. However, I did notice that I could repeat a ladder test on a subsequent outing and get...

Many will not agree with what I am about to suggest…..and perhaps not. With any rifle, other than one that has a “match grade”...

If the "good" groups are over an inch, you have a mechanical issue in the rifle to work on still, or the bullet/powder match is not...

Prarie Hunter, Federal brass will show pressure and loose primer pockets faster than another brand, about the same with Nosler. Copper...

With a chronograph recording every shot within each group it will tell you plenty. Group C was probably a velocity issue. Less so in the...

I’m asking a question that I don’t know the answer to. trying to learn what satisfies statistical needs and precision needs, based on...

I've recently changed my thinking on seating depth. I used to think that how the bullet engaged the lands and that distance was the...

Thanks. For reference, this rifle produces 3-shot groups of 0.5 to 0.8 inches as the best I've tested. The best factory loads were...

Nodes are a fairy tale. If you shot a 20 shot group or some other large number that is statistically meaningful, it will probably fill...

That is exactly where my brain wanders most days. I work in the wildlife science field and have a decent amount of education and...

Thank you. I have been very consistent with my brass and primers for this rifle. Federal brass feeds the best and that is what I have...

In my rifle, the 154's like to be seated very close to the lands. Sort bullets by ogive length and try them .003 off the lands, and...

I would load at 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 46.5. D shows the least vertical, but I'd want to know what I'm leaving on the table. Do you have...

What was your aiming point for each group?