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<blockquote data-quote="Tex_Hunter" data-source="post: 1984345" data-attributes="member: 31749"><p>Honestly... with a premium barrel inside of 300yds, you could probably just pick a random charge weight from the book and be accurate enough to hit vitals inside of that range. You are seriously overthinking this.</p><p></p><p>In all seriousness though, since range is short relatively speaking, just do a simple charge weight ladder centered on the Nosler book "most accurate" charge weight for the powder/bullet, load 1-2rds each in .3gr increments and shoot with the chrono on looking for velocity flat spots. This will identify the most accurate "node" for your rifle/bullet/powder combo. This may not immediately print the tightest group but should have the best SD/ES. The group can be tuned later with seating depth adjustments when you get back.</p><p></p><p>Once you have that decided, load enough to Chrono 5 and have enough leftover for zeroing the rifle and then hunting with. </p><p></p><p>When you get back and have more time, thats when you focus on fine tuning for seating depth and ultimate accuracy. Don't try and get it all done in limited time, you'll rush and be unhappy with the results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tex_Hunter, post: 1984345, member: 31749"] Honestly... with a premium barrel inside of 300yds, you could probably just pick a random charge weight from the book and be accurate enough to hit vitals inside of that range. You are seriously overthinking this. In all seriousness though, since range is short relatively speaking, just do a simple charge weight ladder centered on the Nosler book "most accurate" charge weight for the powder/bullet, load 1-2rds each in .3gr increments and shoot with the chrono on looking for velocity flat spots. This will identify the most accurate "node" for your rifle/bullet/powder combo. This may not immediately print the tightest group but should have the best SD/ES. The group can be tuned later with seating depth adjustments when you get back. Once you have that decided, load enough to Chrono 5 and have enough leftover for zeroing the rifle and then hunting with. When you get back and have more time, thats when you focus on fine tuning for seating depth and ultimate accuracy. Don't try and get it all done in limited time, you'll rush and be unhappy with the results. [/QUOTE]
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