New to reloading and I'm starting to work on a load for my rifle. Here is the data from my first outing. It seems like around 41.5 gr is the best so far. Would you do another round of powder charge test around the 41.5 gr load or should I move on to working on seating depth?
Powder | H4350 | Bullet | 140gr ELDM | Temp | 51 F | 5 shot groups. 6.5 CM 26" barrel | |
Grain Weight | Min | Max | Average | ES | SD | ||
39.5 | 2625.0 | 2680.0 | 2640.8 | 55.0 | 20.8 | Cold bore was 2680 | |
40 | 2639.6 | 2677.9 | 2656.0 | 38.3 | 13.6 | ||
40.5 | 2683.8 | 2713.3 | 2699.2 | 29.4 | 9.7 | ||
41 | 2707.0 | 2738.1 | 2720.5 | 31.0 | 11.1 | ||
41.5 | 2766.3 | 2778.6 | 2771.6 | 12.3 | 4.9 | ||
42 | 2787.4 | 2807.6 | 2799.2 | 20.2 | 7.9 |