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Kirby Allen’s “no load development” load development method.
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 697552" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>I agree this is a rather silly post. This is just one of hundreds of ways to do a quick load development. It is not, nor has it ever been claimed as an end all to get the very best load possible with a particular rifle.</p><p> </p><p>In all honesty, for what I build my rifles to do, that being putting your first shot through the vitals of a big game animal at long range, this method GENERALLY works extremely well. As with everything, here are exceptions to the rule.</p><p> </p><p>With my extreme performance wildcats you also have to realize that you want to find a GOOD load as quickly as possible and the mentality of "The Grass Is Always Greenier" or as I like to call it, "Tinteritis" is not a good plan to go with. If you like to tinker with loads and find the ultimate for a given rifle, get something like a 260 Rem or 300 WSM or something like that that you can put many thousands of rounds through.</p><p> </p><p>For my wildcats, I look for a good, consistantly accurate load that will get you into that 1/2 moa relm of accuracy. More importantly, putting that first shot out of a cold barrel within 1/4 moa of your point of aim. This is most critical for a long range big game rifle anyway. If you can do that, the terminal performance of the Allen Magnums and Allen Xpress wildcats will do anything you need done in our sport.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of my load development proceedure is to find a GOOD load within the first 50 rounds of a barrels life. I will take a 1/2 moa or even slightly larger group shooting rifle in 50 rounds then spending 200 rounds to find a legit 1/3 or 1/4 moa load in the same rifle.</p><p> </p><p>In the real world, fired from field positions and field conditions at long range, there is NOTHING a 1/4 moa load will do that a 1/2 moa load will not do just as well. I am not talking about BR matches, I am not talking about punching holes in paper, I am talking about putting trophy big game animals on the ground and on your wall. That is what my rifles are designed to do, that is what they do EXTREMELY well but they are EXTREME performance chamberings with somewhat limited barrel life. So the goal is to get a good load developed QUICKLY and get out of the load development stage with a GOOD consistant load and then move onto much more important things such as proving drop charts and then onto practical field shooting sessions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 697552, member: 10"] I agree this is a rather silly post. This is just one of hundreds of ways to do a quick load development. It is not, nor has it ever been claimed as an end all to get the very best load possible with a particular rifle. In all honesty, for what I build my rifles to do, that being putting your first shot through the vitals of a big game animal at long range, this method GENERALLY works extremely well. As with everything, here are exceptions to the rule. With my extreme performance wildcats you also have to realize that you want to find a GOOD load as quickly as possible and the mentality of "The Grass Is Always Greenier" or as I like to call it, "Tinteritis" is not a good plan to go with. If you like to tinker with loads and find the ultimate for a given rifle, get something like a 260 Rem or 300 WSM or something like that that you can put many thousands of rounds through. For my wildcats, I look for a good, consistantly accurate load that will get you into that 1/2 moa relm of accuracy. More importantly, putting that first shot out of a cold barrel within 1/4 moa of your point of aim. This is most critical for a long range big game rifle anyway. If you can do that, the terminal performance of the Allen Magnums and Allen Xpress wildcats will do anything you need done in our sport. The purpose of my load development proceedure is to find a GOOD load within the first 50 rounds of a barrels life. I will take a 1/2 moa or even slightly larger group shooting rifle in 50 rounds then spending 200 rounds to find a legit 1/3 or 1/4 moa load in the same rifle. In the real world, fired from field positions and field conditions at long range, there is NOTHING a 1/4 moa load will do that a 1/2 moa load will not do just as well. I am not talking about BR matches, I am not talking about punching holes in paper, I am talking about putting trophy big game animals on the ground and on your wall. That is what my rifles are designed to do, that is what they do EXTREMELY well but they are EXTREME performance chamberings with somewhat limited barrel life. So the goal is to get a good load developed QUICKLY and get out of the load development stage with a GOOD consistant load and then move onto much more important things such as proving drop charts and then onto practical field shooting sessions. [/QUOTE]
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