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Reloading
Ugly extreme spread........now what ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dean2" data-source="post: 1674300" data-attributes="member: 26077"><p>I agree that 1-2 is a good tension for single loaded target loads. For a hunting load it needs a min of 3 better at 5. The issue sin't so much how much neck tension as consistent neck tension. In fact too low a neck tension with a robust primer can cause extreme variations in ES and you see this often in smaller cases using magnum primers. If they are all 5 then the SC/ES will be fine, if some are 2 and others are 6, wide variation in ES. For a hunting load I think you were on the right track already when you were working on loads with a 5 thou neck tension. Personally I would stick with the 5 neck tension and work on getting zero run out, even neck thickness, even tension and work on the other things that will bring down ES.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean2, post: 1674300, member: 26077"] I agree that 1-2 is a good tension for single loaded target loads. For a hunting load it needs a min of 3 better at 5. The issue sin't so much how much neck tension as consistent neck tension. In fact too low a neck tension with a robust primer can cause extreme variations in ES and you see this often in smaller cases using magnum primers. If they are all 5 then the SC/ES will be fine, if some are 2 and others are 6, wide variation in ES. For a hunting load I think you were on the right track already when you were working on loads with a 5 thou neck tension. Personally I would stick with the 5 neck tension and work on getting zero run out, even neck thickness, even tension and work on the other things that will bring down ES. [/QUOTE]
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