Wildyams
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Today I finally got out to test out my first .308 hand loads and I'm curious to see how others test out there different loads.
I had 4 different loads to test out and 5 of each load for a total of 20 rounds.
My loads were all using Hornady 165gr BTSP and Varget ranging from 35gr to 44gr in 3 grain intervals.
When I got to the range (my back yard) I set up a target at 100 yards.
First I shot 5 factory Remington 180gr to warm the barrel up. Then I waited 10 minutes, changed out the target, ran a bore snake thought the barrel and shot the 35gr loads with approximately 45 seconds between shots, waited 10 minutes changed targets, bore snake, shot the 2nd group and so on..
Am I being anal waiting that long between groups and running a bore snake though? or should I wait longer? My thought was to have the rifle in approximately the same condition at the beginning of every group.
Factory Remington 180gr SP ^^^
Load 1 35gr ^^^
Load 2 38gr ^^^
Load 3 41gr ^^
Load 4 44grains^^
I had 4 different loads to test out and 5 of each load for a total of 20 rounds.
My loads were all using Hornady 165gr BTSP and Varget ranging from 35gr to 44gr in 3 grain intervals.
When I got to the range (my back yard) I set up a target at 100 yards.
First I shot 5 factory Remington 180gr to warm the barrel up. Then I waited 10 minutes, changed out the target, ran a bore snake thought the barrel and shot the 35gr loads with approximately 45 seconds between shots, waited 10 minutes changed targets, bore snake, shot the 2nd group and so on..
Am I being anal waiting that long between groups and running a bore snake though? or should I wait longer? My thought was to have the rifle in approximately the same condition at the beginning of every group.
Factory Remington 180gr SP ^^^
Load 1 35gr ^^^
Load 2 38gr ^^^
Load 3 41gr ^^
Load 4 44grains^^
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