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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="Tac-O" data-source="post: 1680338" data-attributes="member: 109994"><p>Thanks! I used Hodgdon H4350 because it was listed as a powder for nearly all weights of .30 06 bullets in Lee's manual. I chose sierra prohunter 150gr bullets because it was the cheapest flatbase bullet in the store and I figured that would be my best bet for easy accuracy in learning to hand load (less recoil, faster stabilization from flat base). I used CCI 200 primers for no reason other than the box being blue. For cases, I just used some once-fired winchesters. After getting the hang of it, I'll move into the heavier bullets.</p><p></p><p>I did a full length resize due to the store not stocking the Lee collet neck sizer, COL of 3.350 which is 0.015 off the lands, and did a factory crimp.</p><p></p><p>I started on the low end of the recommended load in Lee's book, which is 56.0gr. Increased each 4 round set by 0.60gr. Set 1 and 2 were the worst, the standout was my third set at 57.2gr., and sets 4 and 5 were somewhere around 1" moa.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes! My plans were to repeat the best load shown there, but I haven't decided whether or not I want to repeat the other four sets of loads. I was really careful to get my rests set exactly the same way every shot, keep the time between shots pretty consistent, and keep my hold pressure etc the same for every shot. I'll probably repeat the best one and keep working upward on the load range from the manual to see what happens. Tons of fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tac-O, post: 1680338, member: 109994"] Thanks! I used Hodgdon H4350 because it was listed as a powder for nearly all weights of .30 06 bullets in Lee's manual. I chose sierra prohunter 150gr bullets because it was the cheapest flatbase bullet in the store and I figured that would be my best bet for easy accuracy in learning to hand load (less recoil, faster stabilization from flat base). I used CCI 200 primers for no reason other than the box being blue. For cases, I just used some once-fired winchesters. After getting the hang of it, I'll move into the heavier bullets. I did a full length resize due to the store not stocking the Lee collet neck sizer, COL of 3.350 which is 0.015 off the lands, and did a factory crimp. I started on the low end of the recommended load in Lee's book, which is 56.0gr. Increased each 4 round set by 0.60gr. Set 1 and 2 were the worst, the standout was my third set at 57.2gr., and sets 4 and 5 were somewhere around 1" moa. Yes! My plans were to repeat the best load shown there, but I haven't decided whether or not I want to repeat the other four sets of loads. I was really careful to get my rests set exactly the same way every shot, keep the time between shots pretty consistent, and keep my hold pressure etc the same for every shot. I'll probably repeat the best one and keep working upward on the load range from the manual to see what happens. Tons of fun! [/QUOTE]
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