Do you normally sacrifice any accuracy by loading down to the bottom of the Minimum - Maximum load range? I understand this question is too general to permit a real definitive answer, but I'm looking for general indications anyway.
I'm considering re-starting reloading after 25 years, and I didn't understand much of it back then. I'd really like a (very) short action .221 Fireball, and have posted to the Gunsmithing forum a question about rechambering the Hornet to .221, and got some good ideas. Another possibility is to buy a good .222 and just reduce the loads down to 2,700-2,800 fps. That would reduce the noise, give me all the performance I want, and have a real advantage of not requiring gunsmith involvement.
The question is - when I reduce thre noise in the .222, do I also reduce its famed accuracy? What do you think?
Jaywalker
I'm considering re-starting reloading after 25 years, and I didn't understand much of it back then. I'd really like a (very) short action .221 Fireball, and have posted to the Gunsmithing forum a question about rechambering the Hornet to .221, and got some good ideas. Another possibility is to buy a good .222 and just reduce the loads down to 2,700-2,800 fps. That would reduce the noise, give me all the performance I want, and have a real advantage of not requiring gunsmith involvement.
The question is - when I reduce thre noise in the .222, do I also reduce its famed accuracy? What do you think?
Jaywalker