My first load development

[Cali_Ed]

Howdy all each "group" was five shots except the first one since I got a dud

Here's my my targets

Not sure how to calculate moa tho

Edited October 24, 2014 by Cali_Ed

[edgecrusher]

Not sure how to calculate moa tho

What was the distance?

[FaRKle!]

1MOA = 1.047" @ 100yds. Use that as your reference and divide/multiply 1.047" by the ratio of distance you shot at/100yds to get 1MOA at that distance.

Edited October 24, 2014 by FaRKle!

[Cali_Ed]

100 yards, I'm not brave enough to joke about the distance hahah.

With out a chronograph how do I go about analyzing what the diffrent charges are doing. Or is it as simple as which group was tighter at a given charge?

Edited October 25, 2014 by Cali_Ed

[DNP]

You know you were supposed to say it. This time it would have been funnier.

[98Z5V]

This belongs in the Reloading Section...  I'm just sayin'...

[Rsquared]

^^^^ Yep.

[Cali_Ed]

Thanks for moving the thread!

I warmed up with normal fed match 7.62 and the p.o.i seemed alot closer to the bullseye. Thoughts?

[blue109]

you really should have said 800. would have been awesome.

[edgecrusher]

Thanks for moving the thread!

I warmed up with normal fed match 7.62 and the p.o.i seemed alot closer to the bullseye. Thoughts?

Is that what you sighted in with? Different ammo will have different poi

[Cali_Ed]

Yes that's what I initially sighted in with. If that's the case once I find a load that provides a good group, I'd just adjust right?

[edgecrusher]

If that will become your primary load then yes.

[98Z5V]

Ed, in the pic of the group you posted, you're using the caliper to measure from furthest outside to furthest outside - you're adding extra stuff.  Measure center to center, furthest rounds apart.  That'll cut your number down, and when you divide, it'll give you the real group average. 

[Cali_Ed]

Ed, in the pic of the group you posted, you're using the caliper to measure from furthest outside to furthest outside - you're adding extra stuff. Measure center to center, furthest rounds apart. That'll cut your number down, and when you divide, it'll give you the real group average.

Thank you brother I'll have to do that for the one on the first picture

[Cali_Ed]

Is this the proper way

And with the flyer it measured 1.672

Also I had this happen with only my 7.62 fed cases so I didn't use them.

Idk if you can tell but the primer is not uniform nvm I need to buy a primer pocket uniformer lol

Edited October 26, 2014 by Cali_Ed

[392heminut]

Go ahead and use them, that won't affect anything.

[Cali_Ed]

I ended up taking them out reemed the pocket and they fit a bit better. I'm going to try my hornady match cases but I want some fed 210 primers

Edited October 27, 2014 by Cali_Ed

[98Z5V]

What primer tool are you using?

[Cali_Ed]

To put the primers in? I'm using the Lee press it self.

[98Z5V]

I use the RCBS handloading tool, and you can put the rod in there upside down - and it will do what you're seeing there.

 

Unfamiliar with what you're using, but that's worth checking out.  One side is tapered, one side is flat - you want the flat side seating your primers.

Edited October 27, 2014 by 98Z5V

[Cali_Ed]

This essentially is what sits my primers once I bring the arm all the way back up. That piece of metal on the side of the ram

Edited October 27, 2014 by Cali_Ed

[planeflyer21]

I use that too, Ed, usually after doing several hundred on the hand primer and tiring out.

[MikedaddyH]

This essentially is what sits my primers once I bring the arm all the way back up. That piece of metal on the side of the ram

I dont use that one any more is use the other one.

[Dane Armory]

This is the older Lee version . You can adjust the thrust height by rotating the unit on the threads

[Cali_Ed]

What are your guys go to primers, currently I just got a 100 pack to test out of the cci100 I haven't found some 210feds that I want to try