jmorris
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What causes the variation? Is it a given volume of the powder weighs differently or a different number of kernels gets crunched up each time a charge is thrown?
If its the 2nd one, more throws will just make things worse. Kind of like opening one or two of the leafs in a Lyman 55 measure all the wasy vs just cracking all three a small amount. One maximizes exposure, the other minimizes it.
This I have tested and all 3, reducing the number disrupted is both smoother and more accurate.
Anyway, it should be easy to test weight wise and if you do that, I would be curious if for some reason multiple throws are more consistent, how the increased surface area due to the more fractured kernels helps or hurts consistency upon firing.
If its the 2nd one, more throws will just make things worse. Kind of like opening one or two of the leafs in a Lyman 55 measure all the wasy vs just cracking all three a small amount. One maximizes exposure, the other minimizes it.
This I have tested and all 3, reducing the number disrupted is both smoother and more accurate.
Anyway, it should be easy to test weight wise and if you do that, I would be curious if for some reason multiple throws are more consistent, how the increased surface area due to the more fractured kernels helps or hurts consistency upon firing.
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