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Some guidance so I don't blow myself up...
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<blockquote data-quote="ronedog" data-source="post: 326811" data-attributes="member: 21087"><p>Ahha, I had never even considered something like that. LilTank, thanks. </p><p> </p><p>In my mind I was going to simply figure out what my gun likes, then go make a bunch of rounds and store them for the future, but it sounds like getting my gun shooting right is relative to the conditions and changes..., I live in the Desert/Mountains and one season I might be hunting in 85 degree weather in the afternoon, and the next week it drops to below freezing, which is what happened this year. Or one day I might hunt in the highcountry of the mountain, then dropdown to the mesquite desert towards the latter part of the hunt. </p><p> </p><p>So, do good consistent shooters likely have multiple boxes set up for various conditions, or do most of them do their loads say a couple of weeks before they want to go shoot, so the temps are relatively stable to when they made the rounds? In other words, am I better off not stockpiling for a given situation of hunting and rather just load prior to a hunt/shooting session? How long can I store a load without any problems? A friend of mine shot some of his dads 30-06 shells that were 25 yrs old, this year. I didn't dare shoot them when he asked, his groups were all over the place, is it an old load, or do you think it was more a problem of "inconsistent load/powder" back 25 yrs ago?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ronedog, post: 326811, member: 21087"] Ahha, I had never even considered something like that. LilTank, thanks. In my mind I was going to simply figure out what my gun likes, then go make a bunch of rounds and store them for the future, but it sounds like getting my gun shooting right is relative to the conditions and changes..., I live in the Desert/Mountains and one season I might be hunting in 85 degree weather in the afternoon, and the next week it drops to below freezing, which is what happened this year. Or one day I might hunt in the highcountry of the mountain, then dropdown to the mesquite desert towards the latter part of the hunt. So, do good consistent shooters likely have multiple boxes set up for various conditions, or do most of them do their loads say a couple of weeks before they want to go shoot, so the temps are relatively stable to when they made the rounds? In other words, am I better off not stockpiling for a given situation of hunting and rather just load prior to a hunt/shooting session? How long can I store a load without any problems? A friend of mine shot some of his dads 30-06 shells that were 25 yrs old, this year. I didn't dare shoot them when he asked, his groups were all over the place, is it an old load, or do you think it was more a problem of "inconsistent load/powder" back 25 yrs ago? [/QUOTE]
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