I used to take so much time and pride in working up a load, but now its quick and dirty. I don't know what got into me.
You read my posts and finally got smart!!!!!
It's a lot more fun to go shooting and hunting than reloading all day long.
Ya gotta shoot sometime and if you spend all the time working up loads folks like me get all the good prairie dog shooting!!!!!!
To the original thread.....You might want to work up in 1% increments or thereabouts. Example.....a case holding 100 grains of powder you work up at 1 grain /time.....a 257 roberts holding 50 grains of powder you might want to work up 1/2 grain per time.
If you're starting with 2 1/2 grains bullseye in a 38 special you might want to work up .1 grains per time.
OK?....that way you got more time to shoot dogs and don't take all day screwing around at the shooting range!!!!!
Oh...one more thing.....If you have an Ackley Improved chamber just get an aluminum scoop shovel, fill up the case and go shooting.....no one actually ever measures charges in them things!!!!!