Shot my first handloads today.

[Exonautic]

I'm actually still at the range but man what a difference from factory ammo.my groups feel more consistent and they're tighter. Targets to come when i get home as well as my august challenge targets. Probably wont be a first place contender but im happy with what i did so far.

 

[togmaster]

Always a good feeling to shoot your first load.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Always a good feeling to shoot your first load.

I've never been able to recreate that feeling no matter how long I go between shots.

 

[Exonautic]

I've never been able to recreate that feeling no matter how long It go between shots.

We still talking about shooting?

 

[Marine Cpl]

We still talking about shooting?

Yes.

 

[togmaster]

We still talking about shooting?

Absolutely. What were you talking about?

 

[MoMan]

There is something mesmerizing when you shoot your 1st handloads that can NEVER be replicated.

 

[Darth]

Did you your a string around the trigger and pull remotely?

 

[nortatoga]

Hope you were wearing eye protection!

 

[Exonautic]

Did you your a string around the trigger and pull remotely?

Nah, I wasnt that worried. Most of the max charges for the powder i used were compressed charges, and I wasnt near that when loading them. Actually my biggest fear was that I sat the primer too deep on some of them and it would ftf.

 

[Exonautic]

This was with my factory 7.62x51.

First 5 shot groups with my reloads. Info is on the bottom if you can see it.

This is my first zero adjustment for the reloads. Load 1 is the 4320. 4 is 4895.
And these were the final groups I shot for the day. Top 2 are 4895. Bottom is 4320. When I get them measured I'll report back with tightest group for each load.

 

[squib]

Always a good feeling to shoot your first load.

I admit I was pulling something and wearing eye protection.

 

[Darth]

I admit I was pulling something and wearing eye protection.

Don't let it go off in your face.

 

[squib]

Don't let it go off in your face.

A welding helmet offers more protection

 

[Exonautic]

A welding helmet offers more protection

Funny, should of asked the guy at the pistol range if i can borrow his, we was using it to look at the eclipse.

 

[Exonautic]

Tightest groups were 1.1" for the 4320 load and 1.16 for the 4895. If i hadnt pulled the one shot low on the last center group it would have been under .5"

 

[squib]

What are the hand loads going to be used for?

 

[Exonautic]

small holes at the longest distance i have available. plus maybe some hunting loads in the future. when i chose between .308 and 6.5 i went with .308 because i can load anything from 110gr to 200gr. plus in the long term i want to be able to shoot more than i have been.

 

[squib]

In my experience the most accurate 308win cartridges have a full case of Varget or IMR4064. YMMV

 

[Exonautic]

In my experience the most accurate 308win cartridges have a full case of Varget or IMR4064. YMMV

Picked up a pound of varget last week actually. Gonna load them all up this week.

 

[Exonautic]

For the imr powders do higher numbers mean slower or faster burns?

 

[dsdmmat]

For the imr powders do higher numbers mean slower or faster burns?

Neither. They are a blend number.