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Load Development... what’s your process
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote_Hunter" data-source="post: 1693458" data-attributes="member: 110773"><p>My process is very similar but with some changes.</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I build to a specific length determined by the particular bullet and rifle chamber. From .020" to as much as .150". In some cases I just seat the bullet so the base or top of boat-tail is even with bottom of case neck. Examples: long jump for Barnes (.070" or more), short (.020") for lead core and bullets in my long-action .257 Roberts couldn't touch the lands with a stick.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I don't always start at minimum recommended load, but don't start much above it, either.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I will sometimes build 10 loads using 0.5g powder increments, other times only 5-6. Depends.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If I see pressure signs, I stop and tear down the loads with higher powder charges.</li> </ol><p>Like you, I look for a consecutive string that provides good accuracy. (I record the velocity and POI for every bullet shot.) Build a few using a charge in the middle of that string and check it out. Quite often I'm done at that point.</p><p></p><p>This process has saved me LOTS of time and money over the years and I've developed some very accurate loads with this process. As in clay pigeons at 600 yards accuracy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote_Hunter, post: 1693458, member: 110773"] My process is very similar but with some changes. [LIST=1] [*]I build to a specific length determined by the particular bullet and rifle chamber. From .020” to as much as .150”. In some cases I just seat the bullet so the base or top of boat-tail is even with bottom of case neck. Examples: long jump for Barnes (.070” or more), short (.020”) for lead core and bullets in my long-action .257 Roberts couldn’t touch the lands with a stick. [*]I don’t always start at minimum recommended load, but don’t start much above it, either. [*]I will sometimes build 10 loads using 0.5g powder increments, other times only 5-6. Depends. [*]If I see pressure signs, I stop and tear down the loads with higher powder charges. [/LIST] Like you, I look for a consecutive string that provides good accuracy. (I record the velocity and POI for every bullet shot.) Build a few using a charge in the middle of that string and check it out. Quite often I’m done at that point. This process has saved me LOTS of time and money over the years and I’ve developed some very accurate loads with this process. As in clay pigeons at 600 yards accuracy. [/QUOTE]
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