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Reloading
At what point are you done with load development?
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<blockquote data-quote="Roughwater" data-source="post: 1557010" data-attributes="member: 33915"><p>When a person is engrossed in getting more accuracy you tend to learn a lot more about what works and what don't and learn to reload better. But in some cases you may also relearn what you learned years ago. Even if that lesson is just KIS (Keep it simple). But I don't compete either, just hunt. If I competed I know I would always be looking at ways to get the tinyest bit more accuracy. Normally I'm content with under 1 MOA. When I get there that's my hunting load. Though I may revisit it later if I go to a different bullet of course.</p><p></p><p>With my last rifle I got better than the accuracy I wanted with a new rifle right off the bat, right out of the box at about .5moa with my starting load. I did cheat a bit by asking what another shooter with the same caliber rifle used. I think in part the accuracy had a lot to do with the bullet (hammer) as much as the rifle. But someone with the same caliber (different brand) got a good deal more velocity that my gun could with the same load so I spent a lot of uselss time, and overworked brass trying to come near matching his velocity. Now I am regrouping and just hoping I can get back to the same accuracy with a lower pressure load so my brass which I think is made of gold (for what it costs) will last me a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roughwater, post: 1557010, member: 33915"] When a person is engrossed in getting more accuracy you tend to learn a lot more about what works and what don't and learn to reload better. But in some cases you may also relearn what you learned years ago. Even if that lesson is just KIS (Keep it simple). But I don't compete either, just hunt. If I competed I know I would always be looking at ways to get the tinyest bit more accuracy. Normally I'm content with under 1 MOA. When I get there that's my hunting load. Though I may revisit it later if I go to a different bullet of course. With my last rifle I got better than the accuracy I wanted with a new rifle right off the bat, right out of the box at about .5moa with my starting load. I did cheat a bit by asking what another shooter with the same caliber rifle used. I think in part the accuracy had a lot to do with the bullet (hammer) as much as the rifle. But someone with the same caliber (different brand) got a good deal more velocity that my gun could with the same load so I spent a lot of uselss time, and overworked brass trying to come near matching his velocity. Now I am regrouping and just hoping I can get back to the same accuracy with a lower pressure load so my brass which I think is made of gold (for what it costs) will last me a while. [/QUOTE]
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