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Ladder test w/ new brass -waste of time?
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<blockquote data-quote="243yote" data-source="post: 393995" data-attributes="member: 16909"><p>Ladder testing burns lots of powder and time! I tried the ladder test and i used alot of time,powder, primers and bullets. I agree anything 200 yds or less is useless for ladder testing. The one thing i found from ladder testing is that there are at least 2 nodes you will see. One near the starting load and one near the max load. What i have done is modify the testing and start about 1/2 way from max at .5 grain increments and work up but do not get to max load. I stop about .5 grains from MAX because if i get a good group before max then i concentrate around that weight. After finding a decent weight to check i reduce at .2grains after that. Less time and supplies to find a decent load. It has worked for my .243 and really happy with this load testing. Faster and less cost. 5/8" group at 200 yds and still hitting 8" steel plate at 400 yds. When finding the decent load i also incoporate the round robin method when doing load testing. Round Robin is a good way to load test. I used this load development at 100yds and could see the HITS EASIER and determine quicker what load is working and which is not. Anything past 500 yds i would not know about because our range here is not that far. So good luck and hope this helps somebody else out there. Good luck and keep shooting. </p><p> </p><p>US Congress - Bill of Rights</p><p> </p><p>"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."</p><p> </p><p>Amen to that!!!!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="243yote, post: 393995, member: 16909"] Ladder testing burns lots of powder and time! I tried the ladder test and i used alot of time,powder, primers and bullets. I agree anything 200 yds or less is useless for ladder testing. The one thing i found from ladder testing is that there are at least 2 nodes you will see. One near the starting load and one near the max load. What i have done is modify the testing and start about 1/2 way from max at .5 grain increments and work up but do not get to max load. I stop about .5 grains from MAX because if i get a good group before max then i concentrate around that weight. After finding a decent weight to check i reduce at .2grains after that. Less time and supplies to find a decent load. It has worked for my .243 and really happy with this load testing. Faster and less cost. 5/8" group at 200 yds and still hitting 8" steel plate at 400 yds. When finding the decent load i also incoporate the round robin method when doing load testing. Round Robin is a good way to load test. I used this load development at 100yds and could see the HITS EASIER and determine quicker what load is working and which is not. Anything past 500 yds i would not know about because our range here is not that far. So good luck and hope this helps somebody else out there. Good luck and keep shooting. US Congress - Bill of Rights "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Amen to that!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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