dranrab
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The title says it all. I first started handloading in 1998 when I was stationed in Kodiak AK. I had 22-250, 243, 257 Roberts, 30-06, 35 Whelen and 45-70 Hunting rifles. I started handloading so that I could make ammo that simply was not available commercially. In addition, the supply of ammo in Kodiak was very limited, so I could always roll my own. It also provided a great passtime for those long, cold dark days in the heart of winter. The Lee Anniversay Kit served me well.
At the time, I was only interested in hunting accuracy and, it has been that way ever since. Lately I have taken greater interest in more precision. I went from the cheap plastic Lee Powder measure to a nice cast Hornady, thinking it would be more precise. It's not. I rarely had more than .2 grains of variability when I threw charges with the Lee. It's not unusual to go .5 grains with the Hornady and long kernel powder. I made a homemade trickler today and used it loading some 223 and 22-250. I will buy a good one next time I am at a store with reloading supplies. As I was going through the tedious process of adding (and sometimes removing) individual kernels, it go me wondering.
Has anyone done any testing where powder charges varied by up to .2 grains? If so, what kind of difference did it make in you accuracy at varying ranges?
I have more questions, but for the sake of simplicity, let's address them one topic at a time.
At the time, I was only interested in hunting accuracy and, it has been that way ever since. Lately I have taken greater interest in more precision. I went from the cheap plastic Lee Powder measure to a nice cast Hornady, thinking it would be more precise. It's not. I rarely had more than .2 grains of variability when I threw charges with the Lee. It's not unusual to go .5 grains with the Hornady and long kernel powder. I made a homemade trickler today and used it loading some 223 and 22-250. I will buy a good one next time I am at a store with reloading supplies. As I was going through the tedious process of adding (and sometimes removing) individual kernels, it go me wondering.
Has anyone done any testing where powder charges varied by up to .2 grains? If so, what kind of difference did it make in you accuracy at varying ranges?
I have more questions, but for the sake of simplicity, let's address them one topic at a time.