What order do you all do load development

[DynamicAccuracy]

I typically find a powder charge then fine tune with seating depth. I've heard some guys say if you want to jam them you need to do That before finding powder charge. Where does playing with neck tension fit in? Powder charge, seating depth, then neck tension adjustments? In that order?

 

[mikehotel]

Not saying this is the only way, but 6.5 guys did a couple youtube videos on load development, they brought out some interesting points.

http://www.65guys.com/load-development-part-1-of-2/

 

[ubet]

Not saying this is the only way, but 6.5 guys did a couple youtube videos on load development, they brought out some interesting points.

[video]http://www.65guys.com/load-development-part-1-of-2/[/video]

The thing about ocw though that's the most important, is the one charge of your load and +/- 1% charge fired at distance. If it's less than moa, it should be a very stable load.

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[padom]

I perform an OCW to find the dead center of a node. I usually do OCW at .001 off the lands and .002 neck tension. After finding the dead center of a node I will then go back and do seating depth testing to find the optimal seating depth my barrel likes for the smallest groups. After that, if SD's and accuracy is good Im done. Rarely do I need to mess with neck tension, .002 is good 99% of the time. If a node for a given bullet/powder combo doesnt give me tiny groups with single digit SD's then I move on to a different powder and/or bullet.

 

[Greg Langelius *]

I find the rifling, then back off the depth about 1/2 turn of the seating stem. I leave it at that.

I then do a fast series of single loads at varying charges to find where the primers say whoa. I back off to 5% less as a Max and work my way down, looking for accuracy nodes. I don't need the load to be hot, and prefer to use the lower node if one exists. I prefer longer barrels and figure they help me to get my velocity with less heat/pressure.

I F/L resize with basic 2-die sets. and neck tension is whatever it is. I used to experiment with ways of trying to managing it, but then I realized that unless I was annealing, I was just trying to hit a moving target. My solution is to limit loading cycles on the brass, and simply retire it after three to five loadings; making hoarding/hunting stock with it after that. Brass is a necessary expense, and I don't try to pinch my pennies until they scream for mercy. I buy in bulk, it's something that's actually worth have more of.

I use SAAMI chambers, so concentricity gains could only have a limited value anyway. I also try to make my loads serve more than one purpose, and am doing my further development with the ELD-X bullets in that effort.

I'm slowing down these days. I don't try for ultimate accuracy; I reload for better accuracy, and to provide custom ammunition at affordable prices. These are easily attainable goals, and they serve my needs pretty well.

I hit what I aim at and consider that 'slicing the potato thinner' could easily make for more burned chips.

Greg