Highland Lofts
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The nice thing about reloading is it gives you more time in a hobby you enjoy. I have a Remington 788 in 243 for deer hunting. I wanted the 100 grain soft points, I used used different makes of bullets and boatail & flat base. I did a ladder load set and another set with all the same grains of the same powder with the different projectiles.
Shot them from a rifle cradle on a table and you can see where the bullets open up and where they close in.
I do this with all of the rifles and load up what works best for each individual rifle from 22 Hornet on up to 7mm Magnum.
One target with the same bullet with four different incriments of powder. 36.5 grains, 37.5 grains, 38.5 grains and 39.9 grains..
The 38.5 grains was the tighest group.
This target used the same progectile with another powder with one grain incriments. You can see how tight the patern got with the highest powder charge on the forth set of shots.
This target I used the four different projectiles and the same amount of powder, 40 grains of IMR4831.
You can see how tight the group in in the first set of shots and the other three open up.
I love seeing the end results of my reloaded ammo.
Shot them from a rifle cradle on a table and you can see where the bullets open up and where they close in.
I do this with all of the rifles and load up what works best for each individual rifle from 22 Hornet on up to 7mm Magnum.
One target with the same bullet with four different incriments of powder. 36.5 grains, 37.5 grains, 38.5 grains and 39.9 grains..
The 38.5 grains was the tighest group.
This target used the same progectile with another powder with one grain incriments. You can see how tight the patern got with the highest powder charge on the forth set of shots.
This target I used the four different projectiles and the same amount of powder, 40 grains of IMR4831.
You can see how tight the group in in the first set of shots and the other three open up.
I love seeing the end results of my reloaded ammo.