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Quick load work-up methods?
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<blockquote data-quote="3stooge" data-source="post: 1371796" data-attributes="member: 51456"><p>Here is what I do. Others probably have better ideas. But this is the way I've been doing it:</p><p></p><p>Check <a href="http://www.ocwreloading.com/load-info.html" target="_blank">http://www.ocwreloading.com/load-info.html</a> to see if there is a known OCW recipe for the cartridge. </p><p></p><p>And you can check the Nosler load data online to see what they found to be the most accurate load tested. <a href="https://load-data.nosler.com/load-data/30-06-springfield/" target="_blank">https://load-data.nosler.com/load-data/30-06-springfield/</a> </p><p></p><p>Check other sources to see if there is any data that shows the most accurate load tested. (Bullet manufacturer data and powder manufacturer data).</p><p></p><p>Starting out knowing that certain recipes have had success with many other rifles should give you confidence that you will be able to find a good accurate load for your rifle.</p><p></p><p>I like to find the sweet spot for bullet seating depth first. So I usually back off 5% or so from book max and do a seating depth test with 3 shot groups and 4 different OAL's starting at 0.010" from the lands and seating deeper 0.040" until you are at 0.130" from lands. (That is different than what Dan Newberry preaches with his OCW method......I believe he says he fine tunes with seating depth adjustment later).</p><p></p><p>I always do the seating depth test over the chronograph but you could skip the chronograph if you wanted, but I like to have the velocity data.</p><p></p><p>Once you find the optimum seating depth then go and shoot 3 shot groups over your chronograph and with different powder charges to find an acceptable group size. As far as where to start with the powder charge weight........you do already have an idea of the velocity and group sizes based on your bullet seating depth test. (Maybe an acceptable load will be found during the seating depth test and you just try a few more loads below and above that charge weight).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3stooge, post: 1371796, member: 51456"] Here is what I do. Others probably have better ideas. But this is the way I've been doing it: Check [URL]http://www.ocwreloading.com/load-info.html[/URL] to see if there is a known OCW recipe for the cartridge. And you can check the Nosler load data online to see what they found to be the most accurate load tested. [URL]https://load-data.nosler.com/load-data/30-06-springfield/[/URL] Check other sources to see if there is any data that shows the most accurate load tested. (Bullet manufacturer data and powder manufacturer data). Starting out knowing that certain recipes have had success with many other rifles should give you confidence that you will be able to find a good accurate load for your rifle. I like to find the sweet spot for bullet seating depth first. So I usually back off 5% or so from book max and do a seating depth test with 3 shot groups and 4 different OAL's starting at 0.010" from the lands and seating deeper 0.040" until you are at 0.130" from lands. (That is different than what Dan Newberry preaches with his OCW method......I believe he says he fine tunes with seating depth adjustment later). I always do the seating depth test over the chronograph but you could skip the chronograph if you wanted, but I like to have the velocity data. Once you find the optimum seating depth then go and shoot 3 shot groups over your chronograph and with different powder charges to find an acceptable group size. As far as where to start with the powder charge weight........you do already have an idea of the velocity and group sizes based on your bullet seating depth test. (Maybe an acceptable load will be found during the seating depth test and you just try a few more loads below and above that charge weight). [/QUOTE]
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