Thread: Lupo 30-06 load development "the lone wolf"

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I reckon you need to do the Ryan Songhurst patented rifle accuracy testing method and go out and buy a box of federal blue box and check if it can actually stack rounds consistently to begin with before chasing it round and round on paper with varying results. Often I think someone shoots one ok-ish 3 shot group, they may even get two ok-ish with a given load and think they're on the money and then a spanner gets thrown in the works and the rifle stops shooting that load as well or inconsistent data comes back. I think it's strange that it can throw a real big group then only a few tenths later it's on the money and it may actually just be fluking it or such a small node it's always going to be inconsistent short of having 110% reliable data and being able to duplicate that load precisely which the average reloader just won't be able to do. You're dealing with a brand new rifle also and brand new rifles often do silly things for the first couple hundred rounds untill the barrel settles down.
I think the best node for a hunting rifle is the one that's very forgiving and can go half a grain either way without getting too far out of whack and there's no point chasing a load that opens up if you go .3gr either side of it

It shoots sako factory ammo real well.
I think I'm going ok but really need to validate the velocity with something better/more reliably consistent than the optical chrono.
With both the 59 and 59.1gn load I can shoot consistent really good 3 shot groups and have done on 3 different days now.
The varying velocity given by the optical chrono is driving me nuts though, the e.s is always good but the velocities change every time I set the chrono up.
Should have never sold my magnetospeed, I may have to borrow one off a mate to finally get good velocity data.
Never had this issue with magnetospeed and I'm way too poor for a labradar