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Bullet question, Hammer Bullets vs others
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<blockquote data-quote="yorke-1" data-source="post: 1518989" data-attributes="member: 11960"><p>Yes, they are in my experience. I seat the bullets to mag length (or .015" off the lands in a single shot), pick a powder, load up about 8 shots in .5gr increments for most of the cases I work with, then shoot over a chronograph. I look for either a target velocity or for the change in velocity from charge to charge to plateau. From there I load 6 rounds with whichever charge weight gave the velocity I'm happy with, then shoot 3 shots at 100 yards. If I like that group I shoot the other 3 shots at 300 yards. If I'm happy with the results, I load up a whole bunch and just start shooting.</p><p></p><p>Of course there have been a couple times I've just picked a powder charge, dumped it into a case, stuffed a Hammer on top with an OAL that will feed through the mag, fired 3 shots at 100 yards, shot a sub MOA group with a factory rifle and called it good. load up 6 more rounds, 3 to confirm zero and 3 to chronograph, then start practicing. Load work done in less than 10 shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yorke-1, post: 1518989, member: 11960"] Yes, they are in my experience. I seat the bullets to mag length (or .015" off the lands in a single shot), pick a powder, load up about 8 shots in .5gr increments for most of the cases I work with, then shoot over a chronograph. I look for either a target velocity or for the change in velocity from charge to charge to plateau. From there I load 6 rounds with whichever charge weight gave the velocity I'm happy with, then shoot 3 shots at 100 yards. If I like that group I shoot the other 3 shots at 300 yards. If I'm happy with the results, I load up a whole bunch and just start shooting. Of course there have been a couple times I've just picked a powder charge, dumped it into a case, stuffed a Hammer on top with an OAL that will feed through the mag, fired 3 shots at 100 yards, shot a sub MOA group with a factory rifle and called it good. load up 6 more rounds, 3 to confirm zero and 3 to chronograph, then start practicing. Load work done in less than 10 shots. [/QUOTE]
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