I am a novice reloader and have loaded for 223/243 and 270. I have many of the recommended powder for loading these as well as various bullets. My question are mainly what method do you use to get to the optimal accuracy for a rifle. Here is what I do:
-select bullet for loading
-select powder from manuf book
-also check what others are using for said cartridge
-load at minimum and up to mid powder recommended
-watch for pressure etc etc
-I generally do not load to max
-I have chrono but not set it up yet...need to get a stand
Say you want to tweak a load by moving bullet closer/away from lands to get better accuracy. Do you tweak the seating or try another powder? I know there are several ways to go about this
such as using another powder, another bullet, maybe even another primer/brass etc etc. How do you guys start?
I know not to change more than one variable at a time. And I read somewhere where someone finds the load hat gives best velocity for a certain powder and work with that load to get the best accuracy. At my range is a public range and I is not easy to put up chrono etc. But or state ranges open in Sept this my be better for me.
-select bullet for loading
-select powder from manuf book
-also check what others are using for said cartridge
-load at minimum and up to mid powder recommended
-watch for pressure etc etc
-I generally do not load to max
-I have chrono but not set it up yet...need to get a stand
Say you want to tweak a load by moving bullet closer/away from lands to get better accuracy. Do you tweak the seating or try another powder? I know there are several ways to go about this
such as using another powder, another bullet, maybe even another primer/brass etc etc. How do you guys start?
I know not to change more than one variable at a time. And I read somewhere where someone finds the load hat gives best velocity for a certain powder and work with that load to get the best accuracy. At my range is a public range and I is not easy to put up chrono etc. But or state ranges open in Sept this my be better for me.