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<blockquote data-quote="YZ-80" data-source="post: 1582281" data-attributes="member: 109229"><p>I don't do anything crazy at 100 (depending on who you ask). When I start working up a new load, I usually load up some multiple of what divides out evenly when shooting 4 shot groups (my way of striking a compromise between 3 and 5 shot groups). For example, if I have 23 cases, I'll load up 3 "check charges" which also serve as "foulers" starting at the lowest published charge and going up in .5 grain increments. My actual ladder will start somewhere in the low to medium band of the published range and I'll shoot five 4 shot groups at each increasing rung (.2 to .3 grain increments) of the ladder up to max. It usually works quite nicely for me and I find a node/nodes pretty quick. It may take me a couple of sessions to hone in on the charge I want. Then I load everything uniform, go back and chrono it to check SD/ES and test it out out to 300 yards. If I'm under a minute at 300 and have less than 1/2 MOA vertical dispersion at that distance, I call it a day because it's more than sufficient for any critter I'm gonna shoot at around here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YZ-80, post: 1582281, member: 109229"] I don't do anything crazy at 100 (depending on who you ask). When I start working up a new load, I usually load up some multiple of what divides out evenly when shooting 4 shot groups (my way of striking a compromise between 3 and 5 shot groups). For example, if I have 23 cases, I'll load up 3 "check charges" which also serve as "foulers" starting at the lowest published charge and going up in .5 grain increments. My actual ladder will start somewhere in the low to medium band of the published range and I'll shoot five 4 shot groups at each increasing rung (.2 to .3 grain increments) of the ladder up to max. It usually works quite nicely for me and I find a node/nodes pretty quick. It may take me a couple of sessions to hone in on the charge I want. Then I load everything uniform, go back and chrono it to check SD/ES and test it out out to 300 yards. If I'm under a minute at 300 and have less than 1/2 MOA vertical dispersion at that distance, I call it a day because it's more than sufficient for any critter I'm gonna shoot at around here. [/QUOTE]
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