Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Where To Go From This Group????
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="CaptnC" data-source="post: 1344663" data-attributes="member: 101755"><p>Just getting time to sit down and throw this out there.</p><p></p><p>I've never done a ladder nor OWC test, but want to take my reloading/accuracy to the next level. In the past MOA of dead deer was good enough, but 99% of my shots have been 200yds or less.</p><p></p><p>I have shot several over 400yds, but I've missed a few too!</p><p></p><p>To be honest I don't shoot targets very well so I fear a ladder test will be hard to read. I hit steel without too much effort as long as it doesn't have a dot on it to aim at.</p><p></p><p>Even as nice as this group is I pulled one shot. The low hole in the group I called. It is a 5 shot group. This was shot during the break in of the barrel. I have cleaned up the trigger since by polishing it, plus it's around 2lbs right now. It has about 30 rounds down the pipe right now.</p><p></p><p>So I'm planning to do a OWC test from this load. Is there any reason to drop below the powder charge I used to shoot this group?</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]81266[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>I'm using a cheap chronograph so I'm not going to have any exact FPS reading, but I will be looking for groups without vertical stringing. The 2986fps is low and I would like to see if I can get it up to 3100fps...so I will be loading H4831 at 75.3...75.6...75.9 looking for pressure sign...I'm thinking to shoot this at 200yds. </p><p></p><p>Also these were shot about .010 off. Would I be better off to working with seating depth and just be happy to be this close to 3000fps?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaptnC, post: 1344663, member: 101755"] Just getting time to sit down and throw this out there. I've never done a ladder nor OWC test, but want to take my reloading/accuracy to the next level. In the past MOA of dead deer was good enough, but 99% of my shots have been 200yds or less. I have shot several over 400yds, but I've missed a few too! To be honest I don't shoot targets very well so I fear a ladder test will be hard to read. I hit steel without too much effort as long as it doesn't have a dot on it to aim at. Even as nice as this group is I pulled one shot. The low hole in the group I called. It is a 5 shot group. This was shot during the break in of the barrel. I have cleaned up the trigger since by polishing it, plus it's around 2lbs right now. It has about 30 rounds down the pipe right now. So I'm planning to do a OWC test from this load. Is there any reason to drop below the powder charge I used to shoot this group? [ATTACH=full]81266[/ATTACH] I'm using a cheap chronograph so I'm not going to have any exact FPS reading, but I will be looking for groups without vertical stringing. The 2986fps is low and I would like to see if I can get it up to 3100fps...so I will be loading H4831 at 75.3...75.6...75.9 looking for pressure sign...I'm thinking to shoot this at 200yds. Also these were shot about .010 off. Would I be better off to working with seating depth and just be happy to be this close to 3000fps? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Where To Go From This Group????
Top