Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
Minimalist load development, What next?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="7070yshot" data-source="post: 1941245" data-attributes="member: 114427"><p>Figure out where the velocity settles by loading 10-12 rounds with incremental increasing powder charger until you find max where your rifle starts to show pressure. Graph out the velocity measurements and you will see a steady climb then a plateau. That plateau is your velocity/accuracy band. Load another 12-15 rounds with that band using 3 each of same load. Don't shoot repeatedly! Shoot cold bore shots only. Shot cold bore groups. Find smallest group with lowest ES/SD's that's the one you want to tweak. Then worry about the other stuff like distance from lands, primer depth, neck tension. </p><p>sorry accuracy and precision are not always cheap.</p><p>However if your rifle shoots subMOA with factory ammo don't bother reloading.</p><p>1MOA at 500y is a 5in group. Good enough kill zone. Should even handle most neck shots on animals. Just my 2cents</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7070yshot, post: 1941245, member: 114427"] Figure out where the velocity settles by loading 10-12 rounds with incremental increasing powder charger until you find max where your rifle starts to show pressure. Graph out the velocity measurements and you will see a steady climb then a plateau. That plateau is your velocity/accuracy band. Load another 12-15 rounds with that band using 3 each of same load. Don’t shoot repeatedly! Shoot cold bore shots only. Shot cold bore groups. Find smallest group with lowest ES/SD’s that’s the one you want to tweak. Then worry about the other stuff like distance from lands, primer depth, neck tension. sorry accuracy and precision are not always cheap. However if your rifle shoots subMOA with factory ammo don’t bother reloading. 1MOA at 500y is a 5in group. Good enough kill zone. Should even handle most neck shots on animals. Just my 2cents [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
Minimalist load development, What next?
Top