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Load Work Up Next Steps

Vyx313

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Minuteman
Feb 3, 2021
31
41
Wyoming
New to reloading and I'm starting to work on a load for my rifle. Here is the data from my first outing. It seems like around 41.5 gr is the best so far. Would you do another round of powder charge test around the 41.5 gr load or should I move on to working on seating depth?


PowderH4350Bullet140gr ELDMTemp51 F5 shot groups. 6.5 CM 26" barrel
Grain WeightMinMaxAverageESSD
39.5​
2625.0​
2680.0​
2640.8​
55.0​
20.8​
Cold bore was 2680
40​
2639.6​
2677.9​
2656.0​
38.3​
13.6​
40.5​
2683.8​
2713.3​
2699.2​
29.4​
9.7​
41​
2707.0​
2738.1​
2720.5​
31.0​
11.1​
41.5​
2766.3​
2778.6​
2771.6​
12.3​
4.9​
42​
2787.4​
2807.6​
2799.2​
20.2​
7.9​