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Ugly extreme spread........now what ?
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<blockquote data-quote="86alaskan" data-source="post: 1672269" data-attributes="member: 75933"><p>You'll find a certain amount of variation especially with virgin brass and a barrel that new. I'd load up some cheap practice rounds and not look for anything meaningful for another 100 or so rounds. My last 25-06 barrel got 150rds of break in and practice, then the next 50 were monitored for speed. at around 180 the speed steadily crept up until it leveled off around 195. it's been holding steady since then, another 300rds so far. Gotta let everything settle down before you get too worried. </p><p></p><p>I'll also second the wide spread doesn't do nearly as much as you think. Out to 600-800yds you can get away with an es over 20-30fps and not see too much on target. Smaller is better, but if your load holds up on target to your desired range, just spend more time practicing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="86alaskan, post: 1672269, member: 75933"] You'll find a certain amount of variation especially with virgin brass and a barrel that new. I'd load up some cheap practice rounds and not look for anything meaningful for another 100 or so rounds. My last 25-06 barrel got 150rds of break in and practice, then the next 50 were monitored for speed. at around 180 the speed steadily crept up until it leveled off around 195. it's been holding steady since then, another 300rds so far. Gotta let everything settle down before you get too worried. I'll also second the wide spread doesn't do nearly as much as you think. Out to 600-800yds you can get away with an es over 20-30fps and not see too much on target. Smaller is better, but if your load holds up on target to your desired range, just spend more time practicing. [/QUOTE]
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