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Consistent ES and SD
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<blockquote data-quote="Longtine88" data-source="post: 2748454" data-attributes="member: 116240"><p>I kinda quit chasing the really low ES/SD marks a couple years ago and started solely working my powder charges out at 750 yards. I find the two or three that strike close to the same vertical's then verify that again. After that I hone in on my seating depth and bam I have a consistent load that works way far away. Now I will say that usually after I do this the ES is fairly low like under 20. I've never really had one above that. I do all load workups on shot brass. I separate the brass in lots. I anneal every other firing. Run the cases through a body die just bumping the shoulders back, size the neck in a bushing die 0.001" past where I want to be, then use a Mandrel to set my neck perfectly. I do have several loads single ES/SD's. But I do have some that are double digits. If I go to hunting in a different elevation then I verify the ballistic conditions there with 200 yard shots and 1000 yard shots and adjust accordingly and I'm ready to go. Enviromental and weather factors are everything past 800. Goodluck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longtine88, post: 2748454, member: 116240"] I kinda quit chasing the really low ES/SD marks a couple years ago and started solely working my powder charges out at 750 yards. I find the two or three that strike close to the same vertical's then verify that again. After that I hone in on my seating depth and bam I have a consistent load that works way far away. Now I will say that usually after I do this the ES is fairly low like under 20. I've never really had one above that. I do all load workups on shot brass. I separate the brass in lots. I anneal every other firing. Run the cases through a body die just bumping the shoulders back, size the neck in a bushing die 0.001" past where I want to be, then use a Mandrel to set my neck perfectly. I do have several loads single ES/SD's. But I do have some that are double digits. If I go to hunting in a different elevation then I verify the ballistic conditions there with 200 yard shots and 1000 yard shots and adjust accordingly and I'm ready to go. Enviromental and weather factors are everything past 800. Goodluck. [/QUOTE]
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