Load to the kernel or +-.02

[Barelstroker]

Anyone else seen brianf's latest vid on primer sorting?

Interesting results. Especially the velocity difference between min & max weight primer groups.
More than enough velocity spread to upset an X count.

 

[LawnMM]

+/- 0.02 won't matter

Whether or not you have a clue wtf you're doing matters 10,000x more

 

[Barelstroker]

+/- 0.02 won't matter

Whether or not you have a clue wtf you're doing matters 10,000x more

What planet are you on?
Ofcourse it matters if you're into a scale & trickler for $1000+. Otherwise, it don't matter.

 

[Punkur67]

Anyone else seen brianf's latest vid on primer sorting?

Interesting results. Especially the velocity difference between min & max weight primer groups.
More than enough velocity spread to upset an X count.

Oh fuck. Now we need to start weight sorting primers!

 

[Barelstroker]

Oh fuck. Now we need to start weight sorting primers!

I won't be that's for sure but, it looks as though F-class guys might want to consider it.

 

[LawnMM]

What planet are you on?
Ofcourse it matters if you're into a scale & trickler for $1000+. Otherwise, it don't matter.

The difference between 0.1 and 0.02 can matter depending on the consistency and distance

The distance between say 40.00 and 40.02 is pissing in the ocean

I'm not saying the scales useless, I'm saying let it do it's thing and don't obsess if it throws a charge 0.02 over or under your target weight.

 

[MarkyMark007]

Anyone else seen brianf's latest vid on primer sorting?

Interesting results. Especially the velocity difference between min & max weight primer groups.
More than enough velocity spread to upset an X count.

it would be good if you watched another video:



BR4 are not needet to sort weight, at least at those sample.

 

[RetiredChief]

First off. Accuracy of a digital scale can never be better than ± 1 digit of the LSD (Least Significant Digit).

Reason; Say you have a scale that was accurate to ± 0.0001 grain, But has a LSD of 0.02 grains then 40.0100 grains would weigh the same as 40.0299 – an accuracy of 0.02 not 0.0001.

That is not considering: Scale calibration, changes in barometric pressure, fluctuations of temperature, ect.

2nd. As to the need of ± 0.02 grains, there are other factors that will negate a powder change of 0.02 grains such as neck tension, bullet seating depth and bullet manufactures tolerance that can only be measured to a given tolerance.

As several have pointed out that a well-developed load will not notice a ± 0.1 grain change in powder. I do weight to with-in 0.02 grains, which unlike some “rod” powders, for ball powders can be several granules. Reason is that it is no harder to measure 0.02 grains than it is to measure 0.1 grains.

 

[NovaHunter]

Shouldn't matter. My 6.5x47 load is 37.7 Varget. The window I let the auto trickler throw to is 37.68 to 37.72 and I have not noticed any dope effects out to 1200 yards.

 

[BuildingConceptsllc]

Depends on my goal. I don’t weigh brass as most of the weight difference is in the rim. H2O can have some differences that matter. But depending on the brand, may be of no consequence. I’ll measure bullets, then trim/point. Seat primers the same depth and such. Then load to kernel.

That’s for serious load tweaking for tiny groups at distance.

For prs……as long as it’s .02 either way (and somtimes .04)…..it’s going in the case and I won’t notice it at all during a match.

I do keep my v4 and did keep my v3 setup to where it would mainly be under .02 or dead on, rarely ever overthrows to .02.

How did you adjust your V3 to go to dead on vs .02 under? I may just be misinterpreting your post here so if that's the case, just clarify and I will move on... now that I have a better situation with static or lack there of, I find myself wishing I could get my scale to stay at .02 under or to throw dead on every time. So far as I know, the only way do it is to use the .02 under charge and then to dump any charge that's dead on or over. Of course that adds considerable time, so I'm just wondering if you had some other trick to get more consistency?

 

[Steel head]

20x without annealing is more like a 6-10x without annealing before it totally shits the bed and it's a steady velocity walk on the way. Much over 4x firings without annealing has serious potential to really start to skew ES/SD and avg MV.

Depending on cartridge and rifle variables I agree, 3 to 5 loadings without annealing and I definitely notice needed die adjustments, Inconsistent seating pressures and ES.

 

[Tokay444]

Anyone else seen brianf's latest vid on primer sorting?

Interesting results. Especially the velocity difference between min & max weight primer groups.
More than enough velocity spread to upset an X count.

I don’t think @brianf is Witchdoctor, but I could be wrong.

 

[Tokay444]

I won't be that's for sure but, it looks as though F-class guys might want to consider it.

They already do and have forever.

 

[Steel head]

I don’t think @brianf is Whitchdoctor, but I could be wrong.

Witch doctor is a local guy here in Washington
Well known for short range bench rest.

That was a interesting video and his backpack ( doctorate in sciency stuff with published papers) gives me confidence in his results.

 

[Barelstroker]

I don’t think @brianf is Witchdoctor, but I could be wrong.

Had it in my head for some reason. All you Yanks look the same though LOL.

 

[Barelstroker]

They already do and have forever.

I;ve seen quite a few BR guys primer sorting on vids. Didn't know it was much of a thing for F-class.

 

[JB.IC]

Oh fuck. Now we need to start weight sorting primers!

Gotta start weighing each kernel by humidity saturation

 

[Barelstroker]

it would be good if you watched another video:



BR4 are not needet to sort weight, at least at those sample.

Strange how the BR4's produced significantly higher velocity than the 450 "magnum" primers.

I know from my testing of 308 load development, Rem 91/2 always produce more consistent velocity ES than CCI 200 all else being equal, as well as higher velocity & better results on target.

 

[Ledzep]

it would be good if you watched another video:



BR4 are not needet to sort weight, at least at those sample.

When he said "linear correlation between primer weight and group size" I threw up in my mouth a little.

 

[BCX]

Depending on cartridge and rifle variables I agree, 3 to 5 loadings without annealing and I definitely notice needed die adjustments, Inconsistent seating pressures and ES.

I had a 338 LM AI load which held almost 0 vertical at 1k up till the 4th firing on the cases. # 4 batch went to shit. Shortly after i ordered a AMP Mark 2. 5th batch went back to normal... costly experiment on my part but now I'm a believer in the AMP!!

 

[OkieMike]

I saw marked improvements in ES/SD when I went from Magnum primers to BR2's.

Kinda curious to see what gnat's ass consistency in powder charges and BR2 primers would make.

Mike

 

[BCX]

Anyone interested in weight sorting 7k Fed 215M for me

 

[Jrb572]

Anyone interested in weight sorting 7k Fed 215M for me

Sure if I get to keep 1k of them

 

[nick338]

Anyone interested in weight sorting 7k Fed 215M for me

Sure bring them over. I'll weigh them, sort them and let you know how they shoot!

 

[BCX]

Nick, to be honest w you. The time you text me about measuring and weighing primers,, i thought you lost it but you may be onto something

 

[nick338]

Nick, to be honest w you. The time you text me about measuring and weighing primers,, i thought you lost it but you may be onto something

We'll see how much I'm on to when we run our test at 1k.

 

[MarkyMark007]

Strange how the BR4's produced significantly higher velocity than the 450 "magnum" primers.

I know from my testing of 308 load development, Rem 91/2 always produce more consistent velocity ES than CCI 200 all else being equal, as well as higher velocity & better results on target.

in most tests on the net i saw BR4 are hotter than 450.

maybe you were out of tune for powder charge with 200, like in YT test with BR4. maybe because of higher velocity you both were out of tune and that's way you both get higher ES/SD...?

 

[patriotnation]

I didn’t know we were to the point of picking Knat shit out of the pepper.

This reminds me of an idea for a thread I had in mind. First list all the variables, then sort them in order of priority. Probably a waste of time though

 

[BuildingConceptsllc]

Not sure about other primers, but I have done some experimenting with WLP and CCI BR2. There was no measurable difference in group size, or speed. The groups for each different load even were the same pattern.

I did the same charge weight and seating depth , 3 shot groups for both primers, as well as doing the same for 3 shot groups with seating depth and every time the group size and pattern were very comparable. Of course I wouldn't apply this conclusion to another other primer comparison accept these two.

 

[Barelstroker]

in most tests on the net i saw BR4 are hotter than 450.

maybe you were out of tune for powder charge with 200, like in YT test with BR4. maybe because of higher velocity you both were out of tune and that's way you both get higher ES/SD...?

Not in my case. I had similar results with my 243. I've done a lot of load development with both those cartridges. For the 1st 8 or 9 lots of each, I was using CCI 200's exclusively thinking that they'd be more consistent than the Rems. It wasn't until I ran low on the CCI's & started replicating loads with the Rems that I noticed the differences. All my testing is done with 8x5 shot groups with every shot over a chronograph & the groups recorded with range buddy so the results are statistically significant IMO.
Over the last 6 months or so, I've been using GRT to find the OBT velocity & adjust the initial charge weight & initial pressure to match. It was with 2 identical 308 loads with the exception of the primer when I noticed a significant reduction in group size & had to adjust the charges to match velocities. The velocity difference was about 80 ft/s with the Rem 9 1/2's the higher velocity.
The Rem's also match the initial load entered into GRT expected velocities much closer than with the CCI's.
Since then, I've been replicating some of my previous 308 & 243 loads using the Rem's with improved results with every load so far.
I think the Rem's are under-rated.

 

[Tokay444]

Not in my case. I had similar results with my 243. I've done a lot of load development with both those cartridges. For the 1st 8 or 9 lots of each, I was using CCI 200's exclusively thinking that they'd be more consistent than the Rems. It wasn't until I ran low on the CCI's & started replicating loads with the Rems that I noticed the differences. All my testing is done with 8x5 shot groups with every shot over a chronograph & the groups recorded with range buddy so the results are statistically significant IMO.
Over the last 6 months or so, I've been using GRT to find the OBT velocity & adjust the initial charge weight & initial pressure to match. It was with 2 identical 308 loads with the exception of the primer when I noticed a significant reduction in group size & had to adjust the charges to match velocities. The velocity difference was about 80 ft/s with the Rem 9 1/2's the higher velocity.
The Rem's also match the initial load entered into GRT expected velocities much closer than with the CCI's.
Since then, I've been replicating some of my previous 308 & 243 loads using the Rem's with improved results with every load so far.
I think the Rem's are under-rated.

Just ignore him. He shoots less than 1500 rounds per year and speaks like he's an authority figure on the subject matter.
He hasn't even done his own testing. Just regurgitates what he, "saw on the net..."

 

[Nemsis]

I finally got my shipping notification for my Autotrickler V4 so I’m looking forward to seeing if I can get any improvement on my loads.

 

[Rocketvapor]

You gonna use it in the more accurate milligram mode?

 

[Pharmseller]

I sort my stick powder kernels by length.

It matters.

 

[Punkur67]

I sort my stick powder kernels by length.

It matters.

Uhhhh. I did not know there was any other way! What SD do you like to see on your lengths?

 

[Pharmseller]

Uhhhh. I did not know there was any other way! What SD do you like to see on your lengths?

SD is for suckers.

I’m all about ES.

AND you have to, pay attention now, this is important, make sure which end is longer than the other. If you have a stick that’s 0.00000001“ longer than the rest, it matters if it’s the left side that’s longer, but not the right.




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[Punkur67]

SD is for suckers.

I’m all about ES.

AND you have to, pay attention now, this is important, make sure which end is longer than the other. If you have a stick that’s 0.00000001“ longer than the rest, it matters if it’s the left side that’s longer, but not the right.




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Ehh. Call me when your full length sizing them before trimming. If you want single digit ES velocities you must resize the sticks

 

[Pharmseller]

Ehh. Call me when your full length sizing them before trimming. If you want single digit ES velocities you must resize the sticks

Piker.

I turn the necks, but only on the left side, after trimming.

Don’t even get me started on charging the case one stick at a time.

You have to layer the sticks to form a Möbius strip surrounded by a Rhombicosidodecahedron.

Inverted, clearly.