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The search function is a great resource for information, I’m always trying to learn something in short order so other shooters experience with success or failure seems to save me time and resources. speaking of neck tension I’ve kept that for more of a secondary or fine adjustment, I’ll be interested in your findings.
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Yeah, neck tension is gonna be the next step in my learning process....
Like is neck sizing enuf, or is turning the case neck better...
I've usually focused on getting a single digit SD... but ... is that good enuf... ?
Powder charge vs seating depth really forms a 2 dimensional grid of possibilities. In a perfect world with barrels that didn't wear, we would test every square on the grid. In practicality, we have to deal with one at a time or at least we can do very well and save consumables by testing one at a time. Given that barrels are always eroding and changing, the sooner we get to a good load the longer that load should be useful.@David Christian ... For instance right now I am trying to figure out which comes 1st... seating depth or powder charge.
I've had success settling on a Powder charge then dialing in accuracy by adjusting seating depth but other people tell me that's not the right way to do it.
Even the folks at Berger told me to Find the right seating depth 1st.
Merits of OCW vs. Ladder tests.
To be clear I was not discussing neck tension, only neck turning.@dgeesaman....100 yard load testing for 600 yard shooting working out to 1000.
And thanx for the neck tension primer... really... the 80 % approach makes sense...
@dgeesaman ... thanx. Helpful.
One more question.... neck turning has no effect on neck tension?? Are you turning the inside / outside of the neck?
I use a K&M Precision press with LE WIlson chamber type bullet seaters, and I can often feel significant difference in the force needed to seat the bullet. (e.g. last nite that combo got me pretty consistently inside 1/1000 th varaince in length to ogive. I was happy with that. But not real consistent on neck tension... )
As a starting point, it seems wise to get that fairly consistent, i.e. another "80% rule" application.... not necessarily perfect, but eliminating most of the variance.
For instance right now I am trying to figure out which comes 1st... seating depth or powder charge.
These are aimed at Benchrest shooters but most of the same principals apply for those seeking other disciplines requiring advanced accuracy. Tony Boyer's "Book of Rifle Accuracy" and Mike Radigan's "Extreme Rifle Accuracy" are two of the finest reading materials out there, in my opinion. Also there are books by Brian Litz that I am told are very good, although I have no personal experience with them. You should be very thankful for the internet in this case, as in past days you had to seek out a knowledgeable mentor, which sometimes was difficult. This site and a few similar sites, contain so much information that it would have been all but impossible to get the same amount of knowledge 25+ years ago.Looking for "academic" sources to improve my reloading game.
Websites ok, prefer in print
I am old school. I like to highlight, underline make notes, etc.
Any help gratefully appreciated.
I usually listen or follow suggestions from members here. check the competition page for results of matches and perhaps when you see a unfamiliar name atop the leader board inquire towards their screen name, you may be surprised as to whom you’ve been chatting with.Indeed. Well said. The challenge is separating personal experience from "universal" fact.
Every thing I "know" comes from a very limited sample size. Others have almost unlimited experience e.g. Bryan Litz.
But how to tell who is who...lotta ppl present themselves as experts ... me too, sometimes....
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