itgoesboom
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All you reloaders that have been trying to get others to learn to reload, I blame you for my condition.
Prior to starting to reload, just this year, I was very happy with any 3-shot group that went under 1" @ 100 yards, and if I was to get a 5-shot group under 1.25", I would be doing the happy dance. I mean, my rifle is accurate and all, but it is, afterall, just a hunting rifle.
Well, yeah, that's over with now.
Today, went out and finished off my load development. I had settled on 57gr of H4350 behind a 175SMK in Win brass and WLR primers, COL of 3.280" (.30-06). This had shot pretty well during the development, so this week, I loaded up enough to shoot 2 5-shot groups, and 5 3-shot groups. 5 rounds were loaded to a COL of 3.260" to try a different seating depth, to see how that went, but the rest were loaded normal.
Rifle had just been cleaned thoroughly, so I figured I would use the 5-shots as my fouling shots, then record the 3-shot groups to get an average.
Long story short, first three shots from the fouling group, one large ragged hole. Center to center of .388" . Almost didn't fire #4 or #5, since that is close to the best I have done. Fired #4, which opened the group up to .776". Then on to #5....... jerked the trigger a bit, and called a flyer, and sure enough, it landed outside the group, and ruined it rolleyes: ) . Total center to center size for 5 rounds, 1.045".
Like I said before, 2 months ago, that grouping would have been posted on my wall in my office. Today, it was a source of dissapointment.
Rest of the first load did well as well, 3-shot groups measured .381", .514", .914", .753" and 1.013".
Like I said, I used to be happy just getting a good grouping, but now I am chasing little zero's.
There must be some cure for this obsession.
I.G.B.
Prior to starting to reload, just this year, I was very happy with any 3-shot group that went under 1" @ 100 yards, and if I was to get a 5-shot group under 1.25", I would be doing the happy dance. I mean, my rifle is accurate and all, but it is, afterall, just a hunting rifle.
Well, yeah, that's over with now.
Today, went out and finished off my load development. I had settled on 57gr of H4350 behind a 175SMK in Win brass and WLR primers, COL of 3.280" (.30-06). This had shot pretty well during the development, so this week, I loaded up enough to shoot 2 5-shot groups, and 5 3-shot groups. 5 rounds were loaded to a COL of 3.260" to try a different seating depth, to see how that went, but the rest were loaded normal.
Rifle had just been cleaned thoroughly, so I figured I would use the 5-shots as my fouling shots, then record the 3-shot groups to get an average.
Long story short, first three shots from the fouling group, one large ragged hole. Center to center of .388" . Almost didn't fire #4 or #5, since that is close to the best I have done. Fired #4, which opened the group up to .776". Then on to #5....... jerked the trigger a bit, and called a flyer, and sure enough, it landed outside the group, and ruined it rolleyes: ) . Total center to center size for 5 rounds, 1.045".
Like I said before, 2 months ago, that grouping would have been posted on my wall in my office. Today, it was a source of dissapointment.
Rest of the first load did well as well, 3-shot groups measured .381", .514", .914", .753" and 1.013".
Like I said, I used to be happy just getting a good grouping, but now I am chasing little zero's.
There must be some cure for this obsession.
I.G.B.