At the range one day I got to talking with another guy who- like me- was sighting in his hunting rifles. At the shooting table beyond him was a shooter who was obviously serious about reloading as he had a plethora of hand labelled reloads and would peer intently through his high end spotting scope before making detailed notes in his notebook. As our conversation inevitably came around to calibers and loads I said that I was just looking for a factory loading that shot the best with each rifle. "Well, where's the fun in THAT?!" muttered the reloader as he touched off a shot.
Sure hope Hodgdon doesn't phase out IMR 4350. Born in 1940, it works well in everything from .22-250 to .375 H&H. One of my favorites. Looking forward to pt. 2. Thanks, Tom!
I'm new to You Tube. an am new to loading as of just 2 years. I do about 4 thousand rounds a year being conservative. Anxious to watch your second video. I'm trying to figure out if I should just neck size or not. I have a set of Hornady Match Grade dies that full length sizes. Well I can never get my brass to fit snug in the chamber when I constantly full length size an reduce my brass yet I have to if I want to reduce my neck size for proper bullet tension an don't no if I can just neck size with a full length die by loosening way up or have to find out a way to just neck size. I'm doing my research like you just taught us an cannot find any information it's how I found You Tube an yourself. Hoping you go into it or a future video. Thank you for your time its important to alot of us.
Thanks for the video Tom can't wait till next video.and I do like both your bullet choices and I thank they both will do good.ive used the sst in my 308 and my grandfather did in his 270 win both caliber thoses bullet performed good.thanks again for your videos and God bless
Great video. I took a big shortcut developing my 30.06 load. I knew my old Remington 721 liked 150 grain, and really liked the Hornady American Whitetail, which uses Hornady 150 grain Interlock. Bought a box of them, and loaded a few different charges up with some Superformance powder, and the second group I shot hit the sweet spot! Working up a 6.5 Creedmoor hunting round now. Best part of the 6.5, it’s almost hard to work up a bad performing load!
Thanks for a great video! And thanks for mentioning temperature sensitivity in some powders. Very important to record weather data when doing load development. When I’m using temperature sensitive powders I always choose a day when weather best matches what I’m likely to encounter when hunting and like to choose a day when temperatures are at the high end of what I’ll encounter. By doing that I’m assured that I will not exceed pressures and my accuracy will be the same as when I load tested. Temperature sensitivity usually is more of a concern on hot days more so cold days.
Good stuff. Very educational. Iv taken to stuffing 165 gr bullets in my 308 and 3006. The SD of over .240 has proven its self time and time again. I'm a big believer in the bonded bullets, but iv also seen the SST do good work out at 200 to 300 yards.
Excellent video once again. Its refreshing to see a reloading video that is not all about BC's and the coriolis effect. Some fantastic loads can be produced without going crazy.
Thanks, and I agree we don't have to get into every little detail to produce an extremely accurate load that will put down a deer every single time you pull the trigger.
When you started your talk on load development for HUNTING RIFLES with BULLET CHOICE I stood up and pumped my fist. When you chose a round nose bullet I wept with joy. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Having handloaded and load developed for my hunting rifles since I was a boy(with Dad and Grampa early on), your clear spoken common sense is a relief in a day when bs and hyperbole rule the day. In light of your point regarding component shortages, may I recommend QuickLoad software as the most efficient, fastest and most precise method for load development. It has saved me thousands of dollars in load development components over the years. Of course, I always begin by referencing the loading manual for all of the input data(COAL/seating depth, case length and etc). I need to find you so I can take you out for coffee and some good conversation Tom.
I am really glad you enjoyed that Michael and I understand exactly how you feel because that's exactly how I felt the first time I watched one of Gunblue 490's videos. For a long time I thought everyone else must know something I didn't because the things the magazines and videos kept saying just weren't adding up for me. And thanks, I'll be sure to check out that app!
Hard to find reloading components at a good price now but 3031 works better for the loaded down loads in the 06. Very accurate and you use less powder to get the same velocity along with lower recoil.
I also found powder makers & bullet makers have loads listed for rifles and pistols remember start 10% lower then max! the powder listed in manual keep mind of 10% rule when loading not all rifles are the same!
The 10% rule is a good one but I have found some published loads that the starting load is less than 10% below max. I generally start at 10% below max especially with a new powder or bullet that I'm not familiar with in a particular rifle, but if the published starting load is less than 10% such as 8% below max then I'll start at the published starting point. Not going below the min can sometimes be just as important as not going over the max.
Going low by a few grains is potentially much more dangerous than going a few grains high due to very quickly building too much pressure because of the loss of volume.
Looking forward to these clips, it sounds a lot like we share the same opinions so far. Looking forward to your thoughts on how far to take brass prep!
@@TomRiverSimpleLiving Do you suppose you could make a future video on any books on hunting or rifles you'd recommend? Or any writers that have influenced you?
