I believe the answer to my question has been implied a lot but never addressed as far as I can find but I just started reloading and am currently using my 1xfired hornady brass to develope a load for my rifle, I plan to get some alpha or Lapua brass for the match season in the interest of consistency, my concern is if I develope a load in this brass will the load I come up with be good in different brass? I will also be changing from cci200lrp to cci450srpmost likely. I understand I will have to adjust powder charge to get back to my speed but all else being unequal will this bullet at this speed this distance from the lands remain my best load or should I stop waisting components until I get the brass I intend to use and develope the load as I intend to use it ?
Maintaining an accurate load?
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entirely new load 99% of the time as bar as powder goes. speed node and cbto should remain the same. primer swill change that with either brass more than likely
just know you're gonna 'waste' barrel life finding this load, then again fireforming and finding the new load. but may be better to trash some of this brass if you're new to reloading and worried about fucking shit up
if i were you id just get the good brass now
just know you're gonna 'waste' barrel life finding this load, then again fireforming and finding the new load. but may be better to trash some of this brass if you're new to reloading and worried about fucking shit up
if i were you id just get the good brass now
Your load will change. It's just more work when you change components. The brass brands have different volumes. I would recommend getting the components you intend to use and develop them. On a good note, you're getting good practice...
I myself have not had the best of luck changing brass mid stream. Brass capacities change, as an above poster said, could be as easy as adj powder charge. But it can get complicated too, thick, lower capacity brass will change your operating pressures, and duplicating the load becomes harder. I wont get into my last fiasco, but it was comical and I watched it unfold on the range 4 times before it dawned on me.
I'd make the switch as soon as you can, load dev on a newer barrel way easier than one on the downslide.
Your seat depth should remain the same if the same bullet is used.
I'd make the switch as soon as you can, load dev on a newer barrel way easier than one on the downslide.
Your seat depth should remain the same if the same bullet is used.
That was exactly my thought going into this practice on cheap brass learn what I’m doing and make my mistakes on brass that dosent owe me anything but I had hoped it would be as easy as getting back to the same speed neck tension and seating depth now it seems like it was a waste of powder and bullets but I certainly did learn a lot and I will keep this load for practice I believe
You owe it to yourself to try though, a guy needs to learn on his own, advice is great, but just that.
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