I recently took up long range shooting as a hobby. One of the first things I noticed was how badly inconsistent the locally available factory ammo was. So I decided to try my hand at reloading. I went and got the Hornady LNL Iron with Hornady Match Dies, Lee neck sizing die and so on. I have found a load that is working pretty good, I think, in my RPR from a pressure standpoint. I am shooting 143 ELD-X with H4350 (41.2 Grains) with Fed Match Primers. My SD is 2 with an ES of 9, but I have not shot a group yet.
Where the confusion comes in is that I see a bunch of people posting load data with much more of the same powder, but every manufacturer says that 41.3 is the max. What am I missing here? Are the manufacturers being to cautious or are the other re-loaders being to reckless? Should I be looking to get more speed? My end goal is to be able to shoot at my ranges max distance of 1250. Any help would be welcomed.
Thanks in advance
Where the confusion comes in is that I see a bunch of people posting load data with much more of the same powder, but every manufacturer says that 41.3 is the max. What am I missing here? Are the manufacturers being to cautious or are the other re-loaders being to reckless? Should I be looking to get more speed? My end goal is to be able to shoot at my ranges max distance of 1250. Any help would be welcomed.
Thanks in advance