logo
 

Go Back   HuntingNet.com Forums > Firearms Forum > Reloading

Reloading Share techniques for reloading, where to get the hottest in reloading equipment and learn how to reload from fellow hunters.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 03-01-2010, 06:24 PM   #11
Typical Buck
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wide open Nevada
Posts: 512
Default

I have a rifle in 30-06' that actualy runs 200fps faster than book loads in Lyman Hornady Speer and Seirra manuals. I can vouch for the lot changes changing everything.
__________________
Ragedy red neck works to hunt
"I was powerfull confused for a month or two once but never lost " Brian Kieth in Mountain Men.
harter66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2010, 05:49 PM   #12
Nontypical Buck
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: WY
Posts: 1,099
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by thndrchiken View Post
I haven't really worried about velocity, too much. I do my load work up and when I have a load that I have settled on then I chrony it and punch the numbers into my shoot software to get the estimated bullet drop at range. That being said there is still no substitute to actually shooting at the intended ranges to know exactly how the load performs at range.
+1

The closest I've been to book velocity has been 31 fps, which considering the many variables already mentioned, I thought was pretty close. Generally though, manual data is just my starting reference point for load development.
homers brother is offline   Reply With Quote
 
 
Reply


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off

 

All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:27 PM.