What did you do in the reloading room today?

[crays]

Went through / tore down a 450, it needed it. Next time rule #1, have someone (who knows said product) look at something you're buying if unable to yourself . Lot's of elbow grease, inspection of parts, etc. Now it's almost brand new.

Like you wouldn't have snagged it anyway, at that price...

[Great-Kazoo]

Like you wouldn't have snagged it anyway, at that price...

I respectfully refuse to answer that question. On the grounds it might .................................................. ......

[Zombie Steve]

I loaded up 50 more rounds of .260 Remington. Now that I've FINALLY found a load that the gun likes at 100, it's time to see what it'll do at 200-500. It's fun to make targets for that range. I've never shot at paper that far away, only at steel. It'll probably be a very fun-to-shoot-yet-frustrating-to-see event.

Not to complicate things, but are you using a chrono? I've often found the load that gives you the best 100 and 200 yard groups doesn't necessarily have the best extreme spread or tightest standard deviation numbers. When that's the case, the pretty groups at 100 yards turn into a lot of vertical spread at longer distances. If the intent is a long range load, I'll take more consistent speeds every time.

Sorry if this is remedial, I don't know how much you've done this. Take good notes and go have a blast.

[TheBelly]

Not to complicate things, but are you using a chrono? I've often found the load that gives you the best 100 and 200 yard groups doesn't necessarily have the best extreme spread or tightest standard deviation numbers. When that's the case, the pretty groups at 100 yards turn into a lot of vertical spread at longer distances. If the intent is a long range load, I'll take more consistent speeds every time.

Sorry if this is remedial, I don't know how much you've done this. Take good notes and go have a blast.

I use a magnetospeed on the barrel and a Chrony at 10 yards. Then I write the data down for each and compare and contrast afterwards.
I'm completely tracking what you're saying about consistency with shot-to-shot velocity, especially as it applies to the far targets. I only PLAN on shooting this gun to 900-1000 or so, so every little bit helps. My biggest constraint is actually the OAL of the mag (It's an LMT MWS, so it takes PMAGs).

[Zombie Steve]

Ah.

Yeah, it's nice to get right up next to the lands, but unless you're using a secant ogive bullet, it won't matter that much.

[TheBelly]

Ah.

Yeah, it's nice to get right up next to the lands, but unless you're using a secant ogive bullet, it won't matter that much.

I was never able to get secant (Lapua Scenar) or hybrids (Berger VLD) to shoot well (even with single loading them WAAAAYYYYYY out past mag length) . ugh!!

[ColoWyo]

It's a good day. After setting the bench up in the new house last week, I finally found the majority of my .260 brass. Turns out it's sized, primed and the necks are all prepped.

A good day indeed.

[Zombie Steve]

I always love coming across a bag of ready to go brass I forgot I had...

[Hoser]

It's a good day. After setting the bench up in the new house last week, I finally found the majority of my .260 brass. Turns out it's sized, primed and the necks are all prepped.

A good day indeed.

Hopefully you can remember your way to the range...

[ColoWyo]

Hopefully you can remember your way to the range...

My wife has one Saturday off. In February, it's the third one. I may be out of excuses this time...