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Reloading
Stop loading large batches of ammunition
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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Wheeler" data-source="post: 1890709" data-attributes="member: 101859"><p>I want to get this out there for those that dont know. Barrels dont have "pet loads". Changes in weather, and wear in the throat keeps the load moving all the time. If you go to the range and find a good load, and come home and load 300 rounds, your going to be stuck shooting a sub par load. This is exaggerated the farther you shoot and also by the quality of your barrel. There are barrels out there that will hold a tune almost all the time, they are a once in a life time barrel, not really worth talking about. To put this into context, if your shooting 3" at 600 yards and you go out of tune and shoot 5" your still going to be ok, on elk even deer if you do everything else right. But if your planning to shoot 1000 for example and your normally shooting 6" but now your 12" plus because your out of tune, your in trouble, even if you call everything else perfect. So obviously the max distance you plan to shoot will determine how well your rifle needs to be tuned. Just know that sporter contour barrels can go out of tune very dramatically at 1k and beyond, as the trajectory really starts to effect them past 800. My advice is to only load the amount of ammo you need for your next range trip or hunt and check your tune often, especially often coming up to a hunt and in as close to the conditions you plan to shoot in as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Wheeler, post: 1890709, member: 101859"] I want to get this out there for those that dont know. Barrels dont have "pet loads". Changes in weather, and wear in the throat keeps the load moving all the time. If you go to the range and find a good load, and come home and load 300 rounds, your going to be stuck shooting a sub par load. This is exaggerated the farther you shoot and also by the quality of your barrel. There are barrels out there that will hold a tune almost all the time, they are a once in a life time barrel, not really worth talking about. To put this into context, if your shooting 3" at 600 yards and you go out of tune and shoot 5" your still going to be ok, on elk even deer if you do everything else right. But if your planning to shoot 1000 for example and your normally shooting 6" but now your 12" plus because your out of tune, your in trouble, even if you call everything else perfect. So obviously the max distance you plan to shoot will determine how well your rifle needs to be tuned. Just know that sporter contour barrels can go out of tune very dramatically at 1k and beyond, as the trajectory really starts to effect them past 800. My advice is to only load the amount of ammo you need for your next range trip or hunt and check your tune often, especially often coming up to a hunt and in as close to the conditions you plan to shoot in as possible. [/QUOTE]
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