Triplets :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogfeatures
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Triplets :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogfeatures
Usually start with a ladder from moderate to top end loads plus a bit (after consulting several different load manuals) over a chrony to find max safe load. Then run some groups just under the max loading till I find the sweet spot, fine tune the col and jump. Keep detailed notes Accuracy rules, but speed is goooood. Being greedy I want both :thumbsup:
My Lever's are used for hunting and 2" groups are all I need from them. I don't shoot far either and because they are all oldish and I don't want excessive wear they get run at about 1-2 gr under book max value. (2-3 gr under in the old books)
I start at min then go in .5 gr steps then drop to .3 gr steps as I get to my finish point. i then run another 2-3 shots in about .3 gr steps up to about 1 gr over and check for issues. this way i know i have some safety margin for temp or minor error.
my bolt action 243 is custom with good brass et. I'm a bit more bullish and start at mid range and end up at book max. I then go another 0.5-1gr over in.3gr steps just to prove to myself I have some margin left. ie 105-108gr at 3000 fps.
i reload for cost and bullet selection.
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For my big rifles i need the speed and energy to reach way out there and still have 1/2 MOA accuracy or better with a near max book powder charge.
Other mates I reload for is a safe medium charge with lot better accuracy than factory ammo at a cheaper price. They will go through 100 rounds in a year or three, compared to me I’ll do that in half a day.
Thats me too. I load until I get pressure signs and then back off until things look right again. Then fiddle with seating depth until they shoot well. If they don't go fast enough I change powder. I get through quite a bit of brass and have a lot of partly used pots of powder :) I'm your geriatric hoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathias
One famous ex forum member from the other pub used to keep track of his brass firings by counting the stamp marks on them :D
(I don’t endorse this)
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Ok, is a stamp mark is an extractor mark, or something else?Quote:
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One of us has to be, and it sure ain’t me :thumbsup:
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you mean thats not the right way to do it :DQuote:
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