SamTuckerMTNMAN
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My friend hid behind a tree. . . my dogs ran off. . . my wife went to run or something. . . but I fired my first handloads today! My thanks to all who have helped sort through questions, the list seems endless, and here's another.
I worked up a load from 24.5 grains to almost max at 26.5 grains. The 24.5 had a much tighter group size. Is this normal? Should I always use the light load now for that rifle? I assumed more powder meant better long range stability, and I was shooting at short ranges (see below), but the difference would translate into major adjustments farther off. I'll also include a pic of my first borns
------------------load data----------------
caliber .223, semi auto
69 grain BTHP, Speer (set just deep enough to clear magazine wall)
Remington brass, once fired by me
Win 748 powder
CCI small rifle, magnum primers
loads from 24.5 grains up to 26.5 grains (MAX = 27)
--------------rifle----------
16" heavy, stainless barrel, free floated, 1:8 twist ratio
vortex FS
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So, how important is it to reach max load?????
I worked up a load from 24.5 grains to almost max at 26.5 grains. The 24.5 had a much tighter group size. Is this normal? Should I always use the light load now for that rifle? I assumed more powder meant better long range stability, and I was shooting at short ranges (see below), but the difference would translate into major adjustments farther off. I'll also include a pic of my first borns
------------------load data----------------
caliber .223, semi auto
69 grain BTHP, Speer (set just deep enough to clear magazine wall)
Remington brass, once fired by me
Win 748 powder
CCI small rifle, magnum primers
loads from 24.5 grains up to 26.5 grains (MAX = 27)
--------------rifle----------
16" heavy, stainless barrel, free floated, 1:8 twist ratio
vortex FS
----------------------------
________________
So, how important is it to reach max load?????
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