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Hi,
This is the first cartridge I've reloaded for, ever. I think I'm addicted now.
Did a round robin ladder test at 200 yds with 5 different charges. After round one I checked my velocities and about had a panic attack at what I saw. My lowest charge was the highest velocity by like 400 FPS so shooting the next two rounds I'm quite sure I was flinching and moving expecting my face to be blown off at any minute. I was using my dads oldschool chronograph and I think that it just shit the bed because none of my velocities are consistent even in the same charge weights so I'm going to just disregard every piece of information I got from the darn thing.
I'm in the market for a new chrono so lay your opinions on me haha.
I wanted to get data using a M16 trigger group before I put in a hiperfire and see if I notice a difference and also collect info on my accuracy nodes. 27.7 gr of 8208 seemed to be the best at 200 yds but at 100 yds things seem a little less good, but most of that I think is me. Although my 27.3 seems to have done very well at 100. I'm going to reload more rounds and redo both tests (using more than two bullets at 100). I loaded only 5 rounds of each charge and shot 3 at 200 and 2 at 100 yds.
Also, I am using Lee reloading dies and notice that when seating my bullets they are normally right at 2.250 but sometimes I will get one that is a few thousands under or over on COAL, anyone know why that would be?
Conditions: 52 degrees and overcast, 0 wind.
COAL: 2.250
PRIMER: FEDERAL 205M
BRASS: NEW UNUSED HORNADY
BULLET: 123 GR AMAX
This is the first cartridge I've reloaded for, ever. I think I'm addicted now.
Did a round robin ladder test at 200 yds with 5 different charges. After round one I checked my velocities and about had a panic attack at what I saw. My lowest charge was the highest velocity by like 400 FPS so shooting the next two rounds I'm quite sure I was flinching and moving expecting my face to be blown off at any minute. I was using my dads oldschool chronograph and I think that it just shit the bed because none of my velocities are consistent even in the same charge weights so I'm going to just disregard every piece of information I got from the darn thing.
I'm in the market for a new chrono so lay your opinions on me haha.
I wanted to get data using a M16 trigger group before I put in a hiperfire and see if I notice a difference and also collect info on my accuracy nodes. 27.7 gr of 8208 seemed to be the best at 200 yds but at 100 yds things seem a little less good, but most of that I think is me. Although my 27.3 seems to have done very well at 100. I'm going to reload more rounds and redo both tests (using more than two bullets at 100). I loaded only 5 rounds of each charge and shot 3 at 200 and 2 at 100 yds.
Also, I am using Lee reloading dies and notice that when seating my bullets they are normally right at 2.250 but sometimes I will get one that is a few thousands under or over on COAL, anyone know why that would be?
Conditions: 52 degrees and overcast, 0 wind.
COAL: 2.250
PRIMER: FEDERAL 205M
BRASS: NEW UNUSED HORNADY
BULLET: 123 GR AMAX
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