Ocw opinion
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Did you record any velocities? Half grain increments are pretty wide in my opinion but 59.5-61gr all look to be in the about the same spot more or less. Maybe start probing further around 60.5 in smaller increments over a chrony to find a nice flat spot with low ES and SD.
60.5 is a node then it's starting to come back in at 62. Play with seating depth at 60.5 then try 62, 62.2, and 62.4 at that seating depth.
I swapped primers to cci 200's and redid the test in .4s. 60.8-62.0 were way more deffinite than the original test. The 61.2-61.6 were both really close to 3000 fps. 60.8 was lower at about 2975 and the 62.0 was about 3036. Im going to persue 61.2-61.4 as it was 31 deg f and i would like some room shooting at 100 deg. I will now check at 500 yards with varying charges.
OK, I see it's time for my OCW rant.
If you are not going to perform the OCW test as it was written by Dan Newberry then why even bother?
Maybe you should just do a ladder test instead. It is, IMO, the test for the guy who can't/won't follow all the details of the OCW.
If you are not going to perform the OCW test as it was written by Dan Newberry then why even bother?
Maybe you should just do a ladder test instead. It is, IMO, the test for the guy who can't/won't follow all the details of the OCW.
I do both. They seem to show the same places. My short coming is the lack of a bench facility and badass firearm setup for every gun. This seems to get more consistent results. I did not shoot them round robin, i did not wait 2 minutes between shots. I am still working on acquiring a perfect position every time wich seems to be giving me varying poi. All the while trying to load develop. I dont like the ladder test's lack of control. It absolutly works, just as the true ocw works. I end up shooting quite a few rounds to find a stable one. I need the practice.
Sorry if attempting to deviate is giving you anxiety.
Sorry if attempting to deviate is giving you anxiety.
You did not "attempt to deviate". You succeeded in a very big way. It is your time sir. Waste it however you feel like wasting it. Just don't come here telling everyone you did an OCW when you didn't.
At the very least, shoot them round robin. Don't try to shoot groups. Try to hit the aiming point every time. There is a reason that the OCW is designed as it is.
I did not realize there were such strong feelings towards finding a common point of impact. I will change the posting title next time to reflect that.
