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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 918647" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>True, but to be honest, I have never gone through 100% full blown load development. I normally research and find 2-3 of the best powders for a given cartridge then narrow them down by testing their velocities over the chronograph and starting a few grains under max and check out the primer. Then I go to the max and see what the primer looks like, if its crushed real bad, I back off a grain then test that. If the max load is good I push it no farther and leave it there. If the grain under load is my max and everything works good I stick with it. It's pretty simple and has worked for us for years. Maybe we just luck out but all our hunting rifles and long range rigs shoot under 1/2inch at 100yds pretty easy and under MOA to their farthest zeros. Never tried ladder testing and may not if everything pans out like it has so far. I agree about the barrel thing, my Dad and Pap are bad about buying extra barrels for stuff they'll never wear out like .308s that have Harts in them but you better believe there's a few spare ones lying around. HAHA!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 918647, member: 69478"] True, but to be honest, I have never gone through 100% full blown load development. I normally research and find 2-3 of the best powders for a given cartridge then narrow them down by testing their velocities over the chronograph and starting a few grains under max and check out the primer. Then I go to the max and see what the primer looks like, if its crushed real bad, I back off a grain then test that. If the max load is good I push it no farther and leave it there. If the grain under load is my max and everything works good I stick with it. It's pretty simple and has worked for us for years. Maybe we just luck out but all our hunting rifles and long range rigs shoot under 1/2inch at 100yds pretty easy and under MOA to their farthest zeros. Never tried ladder testing and may not if everything pans out like it has so far. I agree about the barrel thing, my Dad and Pap are bad about buying extra barrels for stuff they'll never wear out like .308s that have Harts in them but you better believe there's a few spare ones lying around. HAHA! [/QUOTE]
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