I did the same thing for my 30, 50, and 70 yard pins on my compound bow. Rather than having to count down from the top it made it a little faster to label every other one. Looks way cooler on your nightforce though. Love the black on yellow.
Re: where did all the .223 55gr bullets go?
hi-techammo.com has some random 5.56, some pulled some new. pretty good prices on surplus powder too. great place to get your "plinking" componets cheap
Re: Need ladder test help
Stole this from another thread, great article.
http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/long-range-load-development/
Re: Need ladder test help
You've got about 4" vertical spread and maybe 4.5-5" wide, pretty good at 400yds. I try to discount any left to right spread and just look at verticle dispersion for nodes. Assuming all were "good" shots, I see a node from 41.5 - 42.5. 43 breaks higher than the rest...
Re: Reloading .270?
I hear people suggest Mag primers too. What differences have you seen using Mag primers? Does that help with SD or ES in colder weather?
Re: Hand loading for Long range 1: brass case prep
FWIW, I have never had to trim after intial case prep on virgin brass. You will have extraction problems due to the shoulder of the cartridge being too long (resulting in "sticky bolt") way before the case neck reaches the end of the factory...