I finally got a chrono and was measuring some reloads i did. I was curious, what an acceptable amount of spread (hi/low) is for a single reload? I had a batch that had 61 FPS between the fastest and slowest..
Whats an acceptable velocity spread?
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Re: Whats an acceptable velocity spread?
for me its not how fast I can get it.I just want a bullet of choice to shoot the best I can get it to shoot.sometimes I get them to shoot at a fast fps but most of the time I am in the middle of the loads recommended from my Nosler book.
but if you are lookiing to shoot them out to 1000 or better you might want them to be a bit fast.this way they can hold a suppersonic speed for the trip down the range.even for a long shoot for hunting will recommend more speed.its just what you want to use the load for.then thats the speed you want.so you might want to tell use a little more about your loads and reason for that load.
but this is just my opinion
for me its not how fast I can get it.I just want a bullet of choice to shoot the best I can get it to shoot.sometimes I get them to shoot at a fast fps but most of the time I am in the middle of the loads recommended from my Nosler book.
but if you are lookiing to shoot them out to 1000 or better you might want them to be a bit fast.this way they can hold a suppersonic speed for the trip down the range.even for a long shoot for hunting will recommend more speed.its just what you want to use the load for.then thats the speed you want.so you might want to tell use a little more about your loads and reason for that load.
but this is just my opinion
Re: Whats an acceptable velocity spread?
I should clarify- Whats acceptable for the smallest groups? How much does a 50 FPS spread affect the bullet at say 100 yds, 500 yds, 1000 yds?
I should clarify- Whats acceptable for the smallest groups? How much does a 50 FPS spread affect the bullet at say 100 yds, 500 yds, 1000 yds?
Re: Whats an acceptable velocity spread?
You might find this document of interest:
Chronograph Statistics for Rifle Shooters
You might find this document of interest:
Chronograph Statistics for Rifle Shooters
Re: Whats an acceptable velocity spread?
Ideally no more than 20 fps extreme spread. Do the ballistics math at 1000 yards and see how much 20 fps will affect your point of impact.
Ideally no more than 20 fps extreme spread. Do the ballistics math at 1000 yards and see how much 20 fps will affect your point of impact.
