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Load Development Without Shooting Groups?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1164123" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>This has been a long running debate, but it really doesn't matter as long as you get results.</p><p></p><p>I used the shoot and then chronograph method for many years and got where I wanted. Some times it took many rounds of trial and error though. So I tried reversing the process and shooting through a chronograph first to find a good consistent powder. primer and bullet weight combination. (Very low SD,s and ES,s) once I found the right combination, Then I worked on the type/brand of bullet, and seating depth for accuracy.</p><p></p><p>This has saved me many firings and is the way I work up loads now.</p><p></p><p>At normal group testing distances, the differences may be small. But when you extend the distance, A low SD/ES can make a difference. I have had good shooting/grouping at 100 or 200 yard that when pushed to 600 + yards, went bad. (Most all of these had poor SD,s)</p><p></p><p>With components being hard to come by, I find that this way I use less to find the best load and don't get on a trail of a good load only to find that at long distances it falls short of my needs.</p><p></p><p>While Chronographing If the ES is to far apart after only 2 or 3 shots I abandon that load and later pull the bullet and reload the remainder of them with another combo.</p><p></p><p>A good SD/ES Does not automatically guaranty an accurate load, but it does reduce the potential</p><p>of a bad load. </p><p></p><p>Just the way I load for accuracy (And economy)</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1164123, member: 2736"] This has been a long running debate, but it really doesn't matter as long as you get results. I used the shoot and then chronograph method for many years and got where I wanted. Some times it took many rounds of trial and error though. So I tried reversing the process and shooting through a chronograph first to find a good consistent powder. primer and bullet weight combination. (Very low SD,s and ES,s) once I found the right combination, Then I worked on the type/brand of bullet, and seating depth for accuracy. This has saved me many firings and is the way I work up loads now. At normal group testing distances, the differences may be small. But when you extend the distance, A low SD/ES can make a difference. I have had good shooting/grouping at 100 or 200 yard that when pushed to 600 + yards, went bad. (Most all of these had poor SD,s) With components being hard to come by, I find that this way I use less to find the best load and don't get on a trail of a good load only to find that at long distances it falls short of my needs. While Chronographing If the ES is to far apart after only 2 or 3 shots I abandon that load and later pull the bullet and reload the remainder of them with another combo. A good SD/ES Does not automatically guaranty an accurate load, but it does reduce the potential of a bad load. Just the way I load for accuracy (And economy) J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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