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<blockquote data-quote="shortpants" data-source="post: 615048" data-attributes="member: 30564"><p>I've done this exact same thing recently. I strongly suggest testing only 1-2 different loads per session. It takes time to do it right. By the time you get through 2 the winds will most likely pick up quite a bit from the still air in the early hours, lighting conditions change, shooting technique starts to suffer, and you rush through the end of the day testing because you promised you'd be home by a certain time and you are now running late. If you want good and fair results from your tests you need to keep conditions the same. Keep track of which ones you started with and when you test them again switch it up so you are shooting a load that you ended the day with the first day and now your starting with it on another day.</p><p>Set up a target for zeroing at 25yds which will put you 2.5-3" at 100yds. Set up 3 targets @ 100yds. Clean bore then foul twice. It is recommended you foul with the same load you are testing. Zero. Now shoot a 3 shot group into each of the 3 100yd targets allowing the barrel to cool completely between each group. Clean the bore and foul with the next load to be tested and verify zero. While the barrel is cooling walk down to your 100yd targets and replace them with 3 fresh ones. Make sure to make notes on the previous targets as to what load it was. Go back and shoot the next 3 groups allowing barrel to cool between. If you feel the conditions are fair and your not feeling rushed you might get in a 3rd load before calling it a day. After you have gone through all 6 loads this way start over at 200 except reverse the order in which you shot them as mentioned previously. After getting through this 4-6 days of shooting you will know who the winner is. If possible shoot every shot through a chronograph to keep track of your ES.</p><p>Best of luck!</p><p>Jason</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortpants, post: 615048, member: 30564"] I've done this exact same thing recently. I strongly suggest testing only 1-2 different loads per session. It takes time to do it right. By the time you get through 2 the winds will most likely pick up quite a bit from the still air in the early hours, lighting conditions change, shooting technique starts to suffer, and you rush through the end of the day testing because you promised you'd be home by a certain time and you are now running late. If you want good and fair results from your tests you need to keep conditions the same. Keep track of which ones you started with and when you test them again switch it up so you are shooting a load that you ended the day with the first day and now your starting with it on another day. Set up a target for zeroing at 25yds which will put you 2.5-3" at 100yds. Set up 3 targets @ 100yds. Clean bore then foul twice. It is recommended you foul with the same load you are testing. Zero. Now shoot a 3 shot group into each of the 3 100yd targets allowing the barrel to cool completely between each group. Clean the bore and foul with the next load to be tested and verify zero. While the barrel is cooling walk down to your 100yd targets and replace them with 3 fresh ones. Make sure to make notes on the previous targets as to what load it was. Go back and shoot the next 3 groups allowing barrel to cool between. If you feel the conditions are fair and your not feeling rushed you might get in a 3rd load before calling it a day. After you have gone through all 6 loads this way start over at 200 except reverse the order in which you shot them as mentioned previously. After getting through this 4-6 days of shooting you will know who the winner is. If possible shoot every shot through a chronograph to keep track of your ES. Best of luck! Jason [/QUOTE]
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