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Powder Charges +/- 1gr the same???
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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1208308" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>Keep in mind I'm a LR target shooter, not a LR hunter. Used to be a hunter but never liked LR hunting. I hate hiking a long way back to the car dragging meat.</p><p></p><p>If you're hunting at that distance you're going to want single digit SD's IMO and low single digits at that would be best. That will require precise powder charging and moreover you're going to probably need to adopt target shooter type handloading practices and equipment. At 1000yrds you're going to really want 10fps or less shot to shot variance. At 1000yrds for most things capable of reaching that far 10fps difference is going to be a few inches of vertical dispersion. On an elk or moose that's not as big a deal as on a deer or bear.</p><p></p><p>If you want really precise charging then look into a Dillon electronic scale, make sure you level it on a solid base and keep any air management systems from blowing on it. Oh and get ready for things to take a while. The Dillon is as close to a lab grade scale as you're going to want to own. You might also hit up the F-Class forums and check out their loading practices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1208308, member: 96226"] Keep in mind I'm a LR target shooter, not a LR hunter. Used to be a hunter but never liked LR hunting. I hate hiking a long way back to the car dragging meat. If you're hunting at that distance you're going to want single digit SD's IMO and low single digits at that would be best. That will require precise powder charging and moreover you're going to probably need to adopt target shooter type handloading practices and equipment. At 1000yrds you're going to really want 10fps or less shot to shot variance. At 1000yrds for most things capable of reaching that far 10fps difference is going to be a few inches of vertical dispersion. On an elk or moose that's not as big a deal as on a deer or bear. If you want really precise charging then look into a Dillon electronic scale, make sure you level it on a solid base and keep any air management systems from blowing on it. Oh and get ready for things to take a while. The Dillon is as close to a lab grade scale as you're going to want to own. You might also hit up the F-Class forums and check out their loading practices. [/QUOTE]
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