so if my max load is 43 grains, should i start off at 38.7 gr and work my way up from there?
what sorta increments should i go up in? up in 0.5gr increments?
how many rounds should i make of each one? 6? - 2 3 shot groups?
Shotgun (single, double, pump, lever, bolt)
Shotgun Auto (non MSSA)
Rifle (single, double, pump, lever, bolt)
Rifle Auto (non MSSA)
MSSA
Pistol
Black powder (rifle, pistol, shotgun)
Air/Gas (pistol, rifle)
un-armed
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
so if my max load is 43 grains, should i start off at 38.7 gr and work my way up from there?
what sorta increments should i go up in? up in 0.5gr increments?
how many rounds should i make of each one? 6? - 2 3 shot groups?
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
Likes a good argument...
I had a listed starting load, so I chose 5 evenly spaced loads and made 10 of each.Originally Posted by renegade master
How many steps you do and how many of each you load probably depends on how expensive it is and how many rounds you think you need to fire to be confident of how accurate the ammo is.
Maybe start off with 5 different loads going from 39 to 43 in 1 gr increments with 3 shots each? Once you have a 'feel' for what those are like to shoot and they are working nicely in your gun with no issues then choose a couple and load up a few more. If you want to keep the loads high-power then choose a couple of the higher ones and make 6 rounds of each to test them a little more thoroughly.
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
i have 86 cases, i'll make 10 rounds at 0.5 grain group.
its a bit moot as i didnt trim the cases, and i've already primed them all - no way im de priming them so i can trim them! took me over an hour!
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
Likes a good argument...
Gotta be careful with de-priming primed cases, too! Was suggesting the case trimming as why you may have been having crimping issues? Case length doesn't matter for a taper crimp but does for a roll crimp. Longer cases will crimp more, shorter will crimp less.
Crimping issue all sorted?
I wouldn't load too many to start with. I did 10 because that is 2 of my usual strings of 5 rounds. For a rifle you shouldn't need 10 rounds at each powder division. 6 would be heaps, 3 would be enough I would have thought?
I think you're mostly doing it at the different levels so you can slowly work up to max with hopefully some warning signs at lower pressure if you've got something wrong (temp sensitive powder, bullet seated too low or in the rifling etc.). You shouldn't need to test every 0.5gr change 10 times, at least not to start with. If you get halfway through and find you're getting some issues then thats a lot of cartridges to break down again!
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
im not a good shot tho, might take 10 to get it on the paper
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
Likes a good argument...
Hahaha fair enough, just don't do what I did and end up with a hundred loaded rounds that are relatively useless...im not a good shot tho, might take 10 to get it on the paper
Are you going to test accuracy by shooting from a rest?
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
I wouldnt mind a rest, it would come in handy for reloading - takes all my errors in shooting out of the equation but money is real tight for me atm, im buying bike bits!
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
Likes a good argument...
Didn't mean a proper bench-rest type thing... Just a pack to shoot off or something so you're not shooting freehand?
Given the stuff to the powdercoater?
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
powdercoating is cheap, these mirrors were not
oh yeah, i'll use a pack to shoot off at chirs's next time i can get out there
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
Still Ridin'
Or pinch the ironing board - tell the missus she'll have to make do with only doing the vaccuming, dishes, dusting, mowing the lawns, washing the windows...
She can always catch up on the ironing when you get back - while you're having a few beers...
Motorbike Camping for the win!
Likes a good argument...
That's a good point! Might be a little hazardous to my health though...Or pinch the ironing board - tell the missus she'll have to make do with only doing the vaccuming, dishes, dusting, mowing the lawns, washing the windows...
She can always catch up on the ironing when you get back - while you're having a few beers...
RM: You're getting yourself a set of those? That's not a cheap proposition for sure!
Forum whore
Think I found my deer/goat/plinking rifle
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Hunt...-245545673.htm
Still Ridin'
"Ooh, it's got wuna them deadly pistol grips on it, take it off, quick." Twunts!
Motorbike Camping for the win!
Forum whore
I thought bolt actions didn't qualify as MSSA? I notice there are a few sellers selling their SKS' without a stock saying "comes without pistol grip, its lost in my house" or similar
Likes a good argument...
There was something that happened where a bolt-action rifle that could be converted with factory parts to a semi-auto was classified as an MSSA due to the stock.I thought bolt actions didn't qualify as MSSA? I notice there are a few sellers selling their SKS' without a stock saying "comes without pistol grip, its lost in my house" or similar
Can't remember the details, though.
Edit: Just looked at the auction you linked and yeah, there is no way anyone should be confusing that for a semi auto or anything, wtf?
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks