OldTurtle
Moderator - Deceased
It's funny how you wake up in the morning with something buzzing around in your head...Maybe it only happens as you get older..I'm always trying to learn something new..
I woke up this morning with a question that has been starting to bug me for some time and hopefully it will generate some positive discussion... "The Question":
How do you measure and determine the "Ideal" powder for an individual rifle barrel?
I think it's a given that each barrel is different and therefore will produce different results, depending on the following, but not limited to:
Powder,
Powder Charge,
Bullet Style,
Bullet Weight,
Primer,
Barrel Length, and
Barrel Condition
I know there are quite a few very knowledgeable shooters/reloaders on the board and I'm hoping that they will all chime in with their experience and knowledge, keeping in mind that the point is to come up with a useable determination method..
It seems to me that ideally, you want any powder to totally burn and produce the most velocity, just as the bullet exits the muzzle of the barrel...But, how do we select the powder that will do that?? And how can we, as consumers, use that to our benefit??
I woke up this morning with a question that has been starting to bug me for some time and hopefully it will generate some positive discussion... "The Question":
How do you measure and determine the "Ideal" powder for an individual rifle barrel?
I think it's a given that each barrel is different and therefore will produce different results, depending on the following, but not limited to:
Powder,
Powder Charge,
Bullet Style,
Bullet Weight,
Primer,
Barrel Length, and
Barrel Condition
I know there are quite a few very knowledgeable shooters/reloaders on the board and I'm hoping that they will all chime in with their experience and knowledge, keeping in mind that the point is to come up with a useable determination method..
It seems to me that ideally, you want any powder to totally burn and produce the most velocity, just as the bullet exits the muzzle of the barrel...But, how do we select the powder that will do that?? And how can we, as consumers, use that to our benefit??