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My 10 rd load development
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 1460804" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I have a couple rifles that shoot great from what I found in a 10 shot test. Low ES and 1/2 moa. Of course picking a seating depth that a particular style tends to like makes a lot of sense. VLD's very close or touching/jammed, Berger Hybrids do great with 70 thousandths jump, same for Barnes, ELD's, Match King's and Scenar's I start at 20 thousands jump. Match primers don't hurt.</p><p></p><p>Certainly nothing is carved in stone but it's an interesting and often rewarding approach that an accurate chronograph like a Magnetospeed lends itself to. IMO, using previous styles of chrony's that read off reflected light don't cut it. Did I mention it was fast? I can pull off the road, have my gun and chrony set up on the tailgate in a couple minutes and bang out 10 or 15 shots in as many minutes (less if it's cold outside). I've done it numerous times in near dark and needed a flashlight to write down my data. Handy if you don't have a day to spend at the range. I then go home, load some and go the the range. If it likes them, I'll refine the load although it's usually not necessary. </p><p></p><p>Note that the OP's shots on paper were not any one load but rather a load work-up from low to high. I was sorta impressed how close all his shots were given that none of them were the same load. The idea is to find a node, load some up and go back out and then test for accuracy. I usually don't even use a target when doing that test unless I'm trying to get a new scope somewhere around zero.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 1460804, member: 41338"] Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I have a couple rifles that shoot great from what I found in a 10 shot test. Low ES and 1/2 moa. Of course picking a seating depth that a particular style tends to like makes a lot of sense. VLD's very close or touching/jammed, Berger Hybrids do great with 70 thousandths jump, same for Barnes, ELD's, Match King's and Scenar's I start at 20 thousands jump. Match primers don't hurt. Certainly nothing is carved in stone but it's an interesting and often rewarding approach that an accurate chronograph like a Magnetospeed lends itself to. IMO, using previous styles of chrony's that read off reflected light don't cut it. Did I mention it was fast? I can pull off the road, have my gun and chrony set up on the tailgate in a couple minutes and bang out 10 or 15 shots in as many minutes (less if it's cold outside). I've done it numerous times in near dark and needed a flashlight to write down my data. Handy if you don't have a day to spend at the range. I then go home, load some and go the the range. If it likes them, I'll refine the load although it's usually not necessary. Note that the OP's shots on paper were not any one load but rather a load work-up from low to high. I was sorta impressed how close all his shots were given that none of them were the same load. The idea is to find a node, load some up and go back out and then test for accuracy. I usually don't even use a target when doing that test unless I'm trying to get a new scope somewhere around zero. [/QUOTE]
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