Thread: Stuff We Leave Behind.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings @Jhon,
Thankyou for your imformative reply. My sorting and labeling is work in progress but the other thing that I am trying to organise is my load development for difficult but interesting cartridges. The .308, .223 and their kin are easy as there is plenty of pressure tested data that largely agrees over the scources. The cartridge that has taught me most is the 6.5x55. Load data is contradictory and complicated by the shift in speed of AR2209 around 20 years ago. I spent some time researching the available data and determining what should be possible before loading the first test series. This has been skimmed over in a couple of posts and articles on the NZ Guns and Hunting website but there is much more in my hand written notes, some of which are pretty cryptic. I really need to tidy these up while thinking of how they could be left in an accessible form for whoever might be interested. It is not just hard assets that we leave behind.
Regards Grandpamac.

I'm afraid I'm a glutton for reloading diff calibres. Can't pretend I'm up there with a bloke of your experience & knowledge but one thing I have decided to do is run a notebook on a per rifle basis. A ring binder actually. Not just for reloading notes but anything I collect relating to a particular rifle, its calibre, range and field records etc. I suspect the plan will keep me occupied for the rest of my days lol. In the meantime I'd be grateful to have your 6.5x55 notes to file