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re: Reloading question
Posted on 1/26/24 at 8:39 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 1/26/24 at 8:39 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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In my brief time reloading, I haven't found that powders of similar burn rates give significantly different accuracy results. Maybe my rifle just isn't very picky, but it seems like I get ~ 1-1.5 MOA regardless of powder or primer. The velocity does seem to vary significantly, which makes sense between say RL16 and IMR4831.
Is that generally what yall see?
It varies w/ the gun. I've got some guns that seem equally accurate w/ nearly any powder, as long as the powder's in the appropriate burning rate. OTOH, I've go some guns where the accuracy varies noticeably w/ a change in powder. When I'm working up a load, I no longer change primers to try and tweak the accuracy.
quote:There'll usually be some lot to lot variation in chamber pressure and velocity in a powder. It's usually not a lot, but it does require at least a limited load w/u when changing lots of powder. Because of this, once I find a good load, I like to buy a 4-8# keg. In 2011, I bought 31# of gunpowder online since there was no shipping or hazard fees. I'm still using powder from that purchase. Some of it should last me a lifetime.
I've just been buying a pound of something, burning it up, and then buying a pound of whatever else I can find thats in the appropriate burn rate range. I haven't been able to get the same thing twice yet and haven't really noticed any difference.
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