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Reloading
Same volume of powder, different weight?
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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 324901" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>Mike,</p><p>True, but the difference is so minuscule that it wouldn't matter, we're only talking a few tenths here, not the same as a faster or slower lot of powder, which can be as much as 3gr's difference.</p><p></p><p>I have also found that a powder that behaves erratically can be subdued by a good packing scheme, but it doesn't always work out this way, some powders just don't work no matter what you do.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how it could be improved upon, but we must be getting close to optimum when we are getting single digit SD's and ES's in the teens, although I have had a few loads that had single SD's and ES's in the past, but they are few and far between!</p><p></p><p>I too thought that weighing was the optimum method, but soon discovered the above not only improved accuracy, but also stopped a lot of vertical at ranges beyond 600yrds.</p><p>I don't do a lot of long range hunting anymore, but still like to ring my gongs at 1000yrds on my own private range.</p><p>The last long shot I took at a deer was at a lasered distance of 588mtrs, but I was shooting from my porch, not out in the field.</p><p></p><p>I haven't discovered it all, yet, but I am forever endeavoring to!</p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 324901, member: 10755"] Mike, True, but the difference is so minuscule that it wouldn't matter, we're only talking a few tenths here, not the same as a faster or slower lot of powder, which can be as much as 3gr's difference. I have also found that a powder that behaves erratically can be subdued by a good packing scheme, but it doesn't always work out this way, some powders just don't work no matter what you do. I don't know how it could be improved upon, but we must be getting close to optimum when we are getting single digit SD's and ES's in the teens, although I have had a few loads that had single SD's and ES's in the past, but they are few and far between! I too thought that weighing was the optimum method, but soon discovered the above not only improved accuracy, but also stopped a lot of vertical at ranges beyond 600yrds. I don't do a lot of long range hunting anymore, but still like to ring my gongs at 1000yrds on my own private range. The last long shot I took at a deer was at a lasered distance of 588mtrs, but I was shooting from my porch, not out in the field. I haven't discovered it all, yet, but I am forever endeavoring to! Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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