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BEST POWDER FOR 243 WIN and 105 VLD
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<blockquote data-quote="game4lunch" data-source="post: 1377594" data-attributes="member: 50299"><p>I try and let my rifle tell me what it likes. Bullets, powders, OAL, jump, etc. It's easier to pick a bullet than any of the other components, at least for me. So once I decide on a bullet, one of the first things I do is compare powders. I'll have 4 or 5 powders on hand at any given time. If you don't, go to the next post. (lol)</p><p>So I load cleaned, trimmed, sized, primered brass with the different powders . . . 5 rounds each. Same O.A.L. and such. I access as many different load data as I can and calculate a powder charge for each that will produce the same muzzle velocity. In this case, 2800 fps. (i.e. 33.8gr RL15, 41.2 gr RL19, 42gr H4831SC, etc.)</p><p>Then I shoot each at 100 yards and see if one (or more) powder produces a more accurate spread than another. After doing this in my .243 just days ago, I went with RL 19! </p><p>Now I go and shoot a ladder to determine most accurate charge and at what MV. Then I play with jump. Then I go hunting knowing that when I miss . . . it ain't the gun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="game4lunch, post: 1377594, member: 50299"] I try and let my rifle tell me what it likes. Bullets, powders, OAL, jump, etc. It's easier to pick a bullet than any of the other components, at least for me. So once I decide on a bullet, one of the first things I do is compare powders. I'll have 4 or 5 powders on hand at any given time. If you don't, go to the next post. (lol) So I load cleaned, trimmed, sized, primered brass with the different powders . . . 5 rounds each. Same O.A.L. and such. I access as many different load data as I can and calculate a powder charge for each that will produce the same muzzle velocity. In this case, 2800 fps. (i.e. 33.8gr RL15, 41.2 gr RL19, 42gr H4831SC, etc.) Then I shoot each at 100 yards and see if one (or more) powder produces a more accurate spread than another. After doing this in my .243 just days ago, I went with RL 19! Now I go and shoot a ladder to determine most accurate charge and at what MV. Then I play with jump. Then I go hunting knowing that when I miss . . . it ain't the gun! [/QUOTE]
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