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New rifle new load

Willard16

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Nov 20, 2018
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I know it’s been beat like a dead horse but I’m not asking for a break process. What’s everyone’s opinion on how to go about starting a new load in a new rifle. Is it better to start out mild for the first 50 or so and then start to develop a load or just start hot break it in and then fine tune
 
I shoot factory for the first 100 rounds to get it broken in, then start load development. Gives me a good baseline for velocity and see what bullet weight it likes. Your barrel will speed up around 100 rounds-ish, maybe 150.