Poll: Whats your practice for powder increments ?

[JimSC]

I like .3's for the first pass until I get near the top of the load then I drop to .1's. Second pass I will do .1's for a half a grain or so if I find a nice flat node just to determine how wide it is. I don't shoot any cartridge that uses more than 45 grains max

 

[Falfan2017]

I’ll load some up in .2 increments. 3 rounds at a time then load up 4 or 5 more of the best load at the range to see if it repeats and shoot it in the same hole.

 

[Fast14riot]

For initial testing i typically load in 1% increments. If a case holds ~ 20-25gr like .223, then I'll load in .2gr increments. Something in 50gr range like 30-06, I'll do .5gr increments.

 

[garandman]

I’ll load some up in .2 increments. 3 rounds at a time then load up 4 or 5 more of the best load at the range to see if it repeats and shoot it in the same hole.

Curious... how do you measure powder at the range ?

 

[Falfan2017]

Curious... how do you measure powder at the range ?

I weigh out charges with my sartorius and then put them in vials to bring to the range.

 

[shortthroat]

2 to 5 grains, but I am loading .50 BMG with around 250 gr.

 

[dsculley]

0.7% of charge weight.

 

[Vodoun daVinci]

I'm a newbie at reloading bottleneck rifle...started with 6.5 Creedmoor and have been adjusting in .1 gr. increments. I did find that my Savage 10 in 6.5CM does not care one bit about seating depth so I load to magazine length (factory length) and leave it.

VooDoo

 

[sw282]

I an NOT an expert loader though I have been since the 70s.. l still consider myself a beginner and approach loading that way. After choosing bullet and caliber l consult the loading manual for a desired powder.. l take the min and max, add them together and divide by ''2''.. That's my starting load.. My next powder weight will be chosen the same way...

 

[Jackal2016]

It all depends on the size of the case.

Example....

300winmag - 0.4 or 0.5 gr increments will hit a node, then I find tune in 0.2 or 0.3 increments.

308 win I start with 0.4 gr, then narrow it down with 0.2

223 - start with 0.3 gr and finish with 0.1 gr

I also use similar increments as well, ...it varies due to cartridge capacity.