Starting reloading - what to get next?

[Frequently Banned Troll]

Man I hope my shitty handloaded ammo shoots. Otherwise I have to get on YouTube to be sure. Sorry, the gram. mtmuley
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It’s only a commercial that would make you smile

 

[It’s Bucky]

What kind of SD’s and ES’s do you reloaders get?

Just curious. Picked up a chrono and I’m wondering how bad my factory ammo is in those 2 departments.

 

[brockel]

What kind of SD’s and ES’s do you reloaders get?

Just curious. Picked up a chrono and I’m wondering how bad my factory ammo is in those 2 departments.

How far do you plan to shoot?

 

[Sheltowee]

What kind of SD’s and ES’s do you reloaders get?

Just curious. Picked up a chrono and I’m wondering how bad my factory ammo is in those 2 departments.

I’m generally looking for an ES of less than 30fps and an SD under 10fps in my handloads using a 10-round sample. Not super common but attainable with some tinkering. A few examples:

338-06, 210 Barnes TTSX: ES 27, SD 6.2
338-06, 190 Hammer HHT: ES 19, SD 6.8
25-7 PRC, 127 Hammer HHT: ES 27, SD 7.5
25-7 PRC, 134 Hornady ELD-M: ES 24, SD 8.3
25-6.5 PRC, 127 Hammer HHT: ES 28, SD 9.2
25-6.5 PRC, 95 Hammer HHT: ES 32, SD 9.3
257 Ackley, 95 Hammer HHT: ES 23, SD 6.9

I would say I’m moderately anal when it comes to handloading procedure and might be able to knock those number down by another 10% if I weight sorted each projectile, turned necks for tension, etc.

Factory match ammo will likely be in the 50-75fps ES range and an SD between 15-20. I’ll be very interested to hear what you find, though.

 

[It’s Bucky]

I’m generally looking for an ES of less than 30fps and an SD under 10fps in my handloads using a 10-round sample. Not super common but attainable with some tinkering. A few examples:

338-06, 210 Barnes TTSX: ES 27, SD 6.2
338-06, 190 Hammer HHT: ES 19, SD 6.8
25-7 PRC, 127 Hammer HHT: ES 27, SD 7.5
25-7 PRC, 134 Hornady ELD-M: ES 24, SD 8.3
25-6.5 PRC, 127 Hammer HHT: ES 28, SD 9.2
25-6.5 PRC, 95 Hammer HHT: ES 32, SD 9.3
257 Ackley, 95 Hammer HHT: ES 23, SD 6.9

I would say I’m moderately anal when it comes to handloading procedure and might be able to knock those number down by another 10% if I weight sorted each projectile, turned necks for tension, etc.

Factory match ammo will likely be in the 50-75fps ES range and an SD between 15-20. I’ll be very interested to hear what you find, though.

That’s exactly what I was finding (10 round sample just to play with the chrono), SD of 16 and ES of 58. I was 50fps slow on my guesstimated MV prior to the chrono.

Looks like you’ve got it dialed in!

 

[Forkyfinder]

That’s exactly what I was finding (10 round sample just to play with the chrono), SD of 16 and ES of 58. I was 50fps slow on my guesstimated MV prior to the chrono.

Looks like you’ve got it dialed in!

Super bad with m118lr - i got one too. About 90 ES over 10. Still shooting out some factory ammo before i start rolling my own for that.

Be a fun thread to see speeds, barrel lengths, temps, and ammo brands now that chronos arent clunky.

P.s.- this website has a free pressure simulator like quickload https://preciseload.com/

 

[Sheltowee]

That’s exactly what I was finding (10 round sample just to play with the chrono), SD of 16 and ES of 58. I was 50fps slow on my guesstimated MV prior to the chrono.

Looks like you’ve got it dialed in!

Which chrono did you go with? Thinking about retiring my Labradar.

 

[It’s Bucky]

How far do you plan to shoot?

Local range has steel to 900 and I’ve been shooting it for a few years now with a few different cartridges, and sometimes they’ll put a coyote silhouette further, which is fun.

I don’t seem to have any issues with first round impacts on steel at the 800 yard mark and in (when it’s relatively calm), as wind calls seem to be my weakest link, and it’s almost always very windy/gusty and tough to call out there

I don’t really hunt past 300 yards much, just enjoy shooting a lot in the off season.

 

[It’s Bucky]

Super bad with m118lr - i got one too. About 90 ES over 10. Still shooting out some factory ammo before i start rolling my own for that.

Be a fun thread to see speeds, barrel lengths, temps, and ammo brands now that chronos arent clunky.

P.s.- this website has a free pressure simulator like quickload https://preciseload.com/

Yes, I’m fascinated by that stuff as well.

16” barrel 22ARC, factory 62gr ELD-VT, had guessed/trued MV at 2,960fps prior to the chrono:

 

[It’s Bucky]

Which chrono did you go with? Thinking about retiring my Labradar.

I went with the Athlon Rangecraft. I had read mixed reviews on the archery numbers, but it was spot on for my bow compared to the 2 shops I’ve shot it at and for my bow, had an ES of .3fps over 8 shots, so I was pretty happy about that.

I’ve only put the 8 archery shots and 10 rifle shots over it so far though, so jury is still out I guess.

 

[Sheltowee]

I went with the Athlon Rangecraft. I had read mixed reviews on the archery numbers, but it was spot on for my bow compared to the 2 shops I’ve shot it at and for my bow, had an ES of .3fps over 8 shots, so I was pretty happy about that.

I’ve only put the 8 archery shots and 10 rifle shots over it so far though, so jury is still out I guess.

That’s the one I’m looking at.