Note: This is obviously the kind of thing that one could test in a controlled experiment. Maybe I'll do that one day, if I find the time and all the ingredients. Can't hurt to think out loud about it, though....
This is just philosophical without specifying metrics, but generally speaking, which would you expect to perform better: (1) a consistent, temperature-insensitive, extruded rifle powder or (2) a textbook spherical rifle powder if both were measured from a case-activated powder drop? For example, #1 might be Varget with a goal weight of 44.0 grains and an actual range of 43.7 to 44.3 grains, while #2 might be BL-C(2) with a goal weight of 43.0 grains and an actual range of 42.9 to 43.1 grains.
Obviously there are confounding variables, which might have more impact than the powders themselves. For example, if I were shooting outside in the summer, I'd probably opt for #1 just to minimize the role that temperature would play between morning and afternoon.
Bottom line: I'm looking to find a way to be comfortable loading match .308 rounds on my progressive press.
This is just philosophical without specifying metrics, but generally speaking, which would you expect to perform better: (1) a consistent, temperature-insensitive, extruded rifle powder or (2) a textbook spherical rifle powder if both were measured from a case-activated powder drop? For example, #1 might be Varget with a goal weight of 44.0 grains and an actual range of 43.7 to 44.3 grains, while #2 might be BL-C(2) with a goal weight of 43.0 grains and an actual range of 42.9 to 43.1 grains.
Obviously there are confounding variables, which might have more impact than the powders themselves. For example, if I were shooting outside in the summer, I'd probably opt for #1 just to minimize the role that temperature would play between morning and afternoon.
Bottom line: I'm looking to find a way to be comfortable loading match .308 rounds on my progressive press.