Load Workup Advice 

You're right Randy. Your videos as so dense with critical knowledge, they deserve to be revised again and again.

There is a fundamental difference between a reloader, a handloader, and a custom loader. It's why I won't share my ammo with others, as my loads are developed for A rifle. Not every rifle will have the same tolerances. I hope I never get to old to learn.

I’ve been watching your videos for about three years now. I’ve listened and never commented before.Reloading for myself has been going on about twenty five years now.With your great references to different cartridge components I realize there’s so much more I can do . Thanks AGAIN

Very much appreciate your knowledge!!! Thank you very much !!! Subscribed . Great wealth of knowledge here 😊

I probably account for 10 views per video when it comes to your talks on aspects of reloading. Thanks for sharing your knowledge I certainly learn alot from you

I am 83 years old and have been watching your videos this winter, and I have learned so much from you. I have been sighting in a new 270 WSM and applied many of your suggestions. They have all worked. I have sold guns and ammunition, I have killed elk, moose, deer, and antelope. I do not consider myself a novice. But, I sure am in comparison to you. Thank you so much for the advice and help. PS: that Winchester primer thing really worked!!

Been reloading going on 45 years now. Great video! We can never assume what we are doing when reloading is always correct without verification. I still double check to satisfy myself that my procedures while reloading are accurate.

God bless you for all you do. God bless your family. You are one of the few who shows what dedication, hard work, precision, and care can do for quality firearms, shooting, reloading, and hunting. I enjoy your videos, your special history with ammunition, firearms, and hunting. Your political views and family values are spot on. You have more common sense than half the people in the world today. I wish more people were like you in this world. You remind me of my best friend who I recently lost in this craziness. He shared your passions for reloading and shooting. He was also a great man. I commend you for standing up for what is right, honest, and true. Please keep up your valuable job as a teacher, guide, and great American. I look forward to more of your content. Thank you for keeping shooting, hunting, and reloading alive in these times.

Randy, I'm a painter here in Missouri. I listen to your videos so many times, it's embarrassing to say how many. I LOVE them all. I have had clients here what I'm playing and ask if I'm a shooter- reloader. They then listen to your videos and enjoy them. Please make one on the 8 mm Remington Magnum.

Randy thanks for all the great information, keep the decade's of your knowledge coming.

Good show, every day is a learning experience even if a fellow loaded for fifty years, you can't make a good load unless a person works up a load one little detail at a time and a low SD is very good sign, carry on with the good shows, it would be nice if WE could get components without taking out a mortgage. Aim small good hunting. GOD BLESS.

So many levels of knowledge here. Read between the lines. If you don't know what he is talking about, google it. Extremely valuable information. And you won't know how valuable it is till you get it. Let the rifle tell you what it likes. Tune your loads to the rifle. Federal 210 match primers was the third primer I tried in a very temperamental 26 Nosler. And it took four bullets and three powders but finally found a load it likes out to 1200. Took two years to tune. I thought 210 primes was not safe to try, I thought they were for 30-06 based cases. If I had seen this video I would have had the confidence to try the 210 a lot sooner, and it was answer. With today's premium quality components and technology in electronic devices and bullet designs, the loading manuals are really only good for a safe starting load for development. Or beginner level loading. You could do a 15 minute video on almost every sentence. Watch it 10 times.

Thank you randy I really appreciate all you knowledge that you share hope you and your family is doing well God bless

Greatly appreciated. Thanks for all your years of experience and advice.

Thanks Randy, working up a load is getting tuff when you can't buy what you need!

I can honestly say I learn something immensely helpful every time I watch and re watch Randy's videos, fantastic sir and thank you, as for the selfish people who have bought up all the stock for selfish gain, shame on you, there is no wonder ammo and components is in short supply here in the UK

There are so many aspects that affect velocity spreads; Powder type/charge consistency, neck tension consistency, bullet type, bullet depth/seating consistency, flash hole consistency, primer types, etc... It takes quality components and reloading tools, but most of all, it takes experience on what works and what doesn't. A person that knows handloading well, who has taken notes and has shot a lot of his various handloads. I think you offer all of that and it is quite a nice amenity. When someone buys your handmade/hand-assembled rifles he or she can pay for a custom load that works for your rifles. In rifle making, you don't see much of that and it is a great value. I'll bet having your help with this comes at a much greater value than for a customer to buy all of the things needed to try to figure out a load, when your experience keeps the equipment costs to a minimum (because you know what works).

After 30 years of me reloading , I understand so many things you tell us in this video . I think after all this time , I finally understand so much more . My reloading has improved but it’s taken all this time to now take what I understand and reload to my new understanding. How to measure 30 thousandths off the lands. That was a major breakthrough for me . I don’t have the experience with all the gun powders so I can only take note of the gun powder I have and adjust my powder charges with that powder and experience the differences. Then when I try another powder I can do the same . It’s going to take me another 20 years to realize even more about reloading . I enjoyed your video because I finally can understand the things you talked about . Just learning how the cartridges head space was a major breakthrough for me . I feel safer reloading some calibers over others . The 10 mm pistol round , I am really uneasy to reload that one . I am not sure that the casing is not bulged or something else in the casing is not right and it will not headspace properly and blow out of the gun . I want to reload 10 mm one day. Thank you for your video it really hit home to me .

You are so full of wisdom. I know nothing to reloading ammunition. My son has set up my reloading area for me and I was able to reload my 357 cartridges and that was very interesting.? I really enjoy learning all they’d is to the whys and why nots of learning reloading. Thank you for sharing with us.

Thank you for these videos.

Thanks for all the videos Randy and Cathy! I have had great success with loading from your videos. Also the video on 'setting your sizing die' has helped a ton! I have watched it over 10 times

Good to know I only need the large rifle primers for my 7 mag. Everyone was telling me to use magnum primers and you can’t find them right now. I found some Remington 9 1/2 which I’ll start with. I can’t find any others as of now. Just finding different powders is a pain without paying big time hazmat fees

Very good info thank you.

Excellent information always.

Every video of yours I watch. I learn something. Always sound advice from you Randy.

Thank you Randy. God Bless.

Good advice as always from you sir..

Thank you, bless you for taking the time and the effort to share your knowledge with us.

Randy reminds me of Norm at my local shop. A wealth of knowledge and experience and you better listen when he offers advice! These old timers have forgotten more than most of us know. All my best loads are full cases or lightly compressed. Also magnum primers have thicker cups to withstand the higher pressure of said magnum loads and when you use em in std pressure cartridges they won't show pressure signs and can cause erratic pressure spikes and be extremely dangerous if you're already loading to near max pressure for the cartridge.

Thanks Randy for being willing to give great instruction and advice.

Excellent Randy. Thanks

You always hit the mark! Well said!

Always enjoy your videos. Thank you for your time and knowledge

Always ennoy your videos. Thanks

All rifles have different personalities, and not all rifles shoot the same. Hand loading different calibers, with different powders, brass, primers and bullets all shoot differently. You have to perfect the best load for accuracy for that rifle. You are more in step with handoading. It is time consuming and patience with, keeping you mind powder measurement and what you are doing. You are the pioneer of hand loading, with many decades of experience. Including custom rifle building. I hope one day, I will know half of what you have experienced. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

God Bless you! Thank you for your time Sir!!

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

Some very good advice. I always learn something from your videos. Some rifles require more time to find the most accurate loads. It is very satisfying to work up loads and find one that your rifle shoots well. Thank you for sharing your years of accumulated wisdom. I really enjoyed this one. Stay well and God Bless.

Sound advice. Thanks, again.

Well said Randy!

Thank you. Like a sponge, I hope to soak up the knowledge you so graciously share with us online. Keep them coming (:

Always insightful and informative. Thank you and your wife for your time.

I really enjoy your knowledge, we need more just like you, God Bless you brother, love the videos

You are a mentor Sir, greetings from England.

It is a real privilege to hear your advice and knowledge it has improved my shooting ten fold

Mr. Selby, thank you for sharing so much of your experience and knowledge, your stories and thoughts. I enjoy them all! Very sound advice and information only experience passion can provide.

Excellent! A few times people have complained to me about the accuracy of Nosler Partitions. They start out low in their work-up (as they should), see dismal groups and give up on them. The open base of Partitions, as well as Swift A-Frames, will allow the bullet to slug up, or obturate, to fit a slightly over-size groove diameter barrel. But it takes a good kick in the seat of the pants to do it. In my experience accuracy with Partitions gets better as you go up in powder charge weight. Great vid, Randy.

Great episode Randy! Makes me want to crank up my bench!

I am definitely going save this one! Thanks randy!!! This information is gold!!!

Great info enjoy your videos very much I'm working on a load for my 6.5 PRC and a 300 Win Mag right now

You remind me of an old friend. He advised me to start at the low end and work up looking for best groups and pressure signs. My 25-06 shoots fantastic with a middle of the road charge of H4831. Just fantastic powder selection for the long barrel. It really will stack them tight and better yet it’ll put some meat in the freezer.

I alway pull out my lyman loading manual for these videos (I'm a visual learner) and rewind videos multiple times to make sure I heard the info right! Thanks for all the wisdom.

I always enjoy the videos because it proves to me I’m on the right track and that what I’ve learned and experienced in the past someone else has learned and experienced. In my 2 .256 Newton rifles 1 in 1:10 twist and the other in 1:8 twist loads had to be worked up from scratch because there is no load data available. The 1:10 likes Norma 204 powder/ 125gr Nosler Partitions/ Federal GM210M primers and the 1:8 likes Hodgden 4831SC, 140gr Nosler Partitions, and Winchester LR primers. Both are filled to the base of the bullet seated 0.030 off the rifling. Great video and I will listen to it again! Thank you Randy and Cathy!

Great video thanks

Thank you Randy for all of your valuable information , I watch your videos at least 4 times and refer back to them when working on certain subjects. Question I bought a new 30-06 TC Compass cheap rifle with which I've heard good reviews , I know you get what you pay for. Its been 2 years of working up loads for this to shoot and shooting factory ammo and it has been 2" gun . So out of frustration i bought a bore scope and I see three rings down the barrel. near the chamber ,midway down and 4inches by the muzzle. New rifle out of the box and on these lands (ands 5 R ) there are notches cut into the lands kind of look like sideways V's. on each land in the circumference of these rings. I want to say they button rifled this stopped and started multiple times ? I know with out seeing it it might be hard to imagine . maybe you have seen this before. Anyway one day I wish to own one of your rifles , love your videos ,God bless

funny how towards the end of the video i was thinking i didnt get much from it, i wasnt paying attention perhaps. right about then you said we need to watch your videos 3 or 4 times. 😂😂. awesome.

Randy I’m a bench rest shooter and hunter for 30+ years now and seen the 1 up cartridge marketing popularity going on every year. But Hornady takes the cake with something new that’s not new and improved at all. But ya’ know there’s tons of new shooters because of it. But I would say only 10% or less are actually in the field hunting. Thanks for all you do..

I’m just starting to reload. I believe everything you say and I’m taking notes you have give me a better understanding of reloading maybe one day I can afford to get you to build me a gun I live in North Carolina mountains and 100 yards is about maximum but I love to target shoot Long distant

Love your advice also love that you put our savior on the cross in your videos praise the Lord

I do the same with the AR pattern and I make sure to invlude with every upper an actual chamber length to lands. Cant wait to actually build a nice bolt gun.

Hello Randy, your not kidding about the selfishness of some people buying up all the supplies and re-selling overpriced for greedy reasons. I’ve been trying to get into reloading for past 6 months and still haven’t been able to load one cartridge because of the primer shortage! If only I could get my hands on some large rifle primers. I watched days of RU-vid videos, and read books on the subject trying to educate myself as much as possible to be able to produce safe and accurate hand-loads. Sure hope someday this shortage will end, so I can try exercising what I’ve learned so far. In the meanwhile I have to wipe down my T7 press ram every so often with oil to keep the rust away 😔

Randy, I'm 41 and have been reloading since the age of 6. I completely agree that most don't reload for the best accuracy and just pick combinations out of the manual and try them. I have some very accurate rifles and with my best under great conditions I can shoot that rifle with a 5/8" group average at 100 yards. Other rifles I just don't shoot as well, I have ample but still limited time to practice with work, life, family, etc. I have many loads that are into the single digit SD range that shoot 1-1.5" at 100 yards and work in and out of the lands. I enjoy the reloading hobby maybe more than the shooting hobby. One thing that I have too keep in mind while working up loads is my ability... The rounds I'm loading and the rifles that I'm shooting may have an accuracy capability beyond my shooting ability. I know when to stop chasing a load that "works" when my shooting ability is the limiting factor in the accuracy assessment during the load development.

Thank you, sir, for an informative video. For what it's worth, I have found Remington 9.5 primers work better in my .30-06 than WLR primers. I will try to play a bit with the seating depth also. Now, if you'll excuse me, I am off to re-watch your video.

Thanks for another great video. I find the one thing that is key to all you teach is simple "common sense". It should be called uncommon sense in the present day because it's damn rare anymore. I'm presently playing with 2 old Enfields, a Remington and an Eddystone. They seem to have a nice long magazine box made for the old long WW1 rounds and will allow me to seat bullets out a good bit. I restocked and glass bedded them myself and added timneys and had a gunsmith rebarrel them with match barrels. ( They were sporterized when I bought them, I would never ruin an old mil spec rifle) I'm glad I have an old stock of IMR4350 and IMR4064 and Varget I bought about 20 yrs ago, as well as 1000 fed GM 210m match primers and some cci's. IDK if they're the best components available now but for 3006 they should be a good start. I've been getting an array of different bullets when available now from 168 sierras to 175 and 190's. How do you feel about crimping bullets? I normally use a lee factory crimp die on all my ammo. I'm kinda old before my time after breaking my back 3x and my rt knee is shot and I had to sell off my large rifle collection after becoming disabled, so these old Enfields are my new project to keep me getting out of bed. I have alot of 308 win and 6mm rem and 220 swift ammo and brass leftover and plan on getting some extra barrels made in those calibers eventually, as they will all work with the 3006 bolt face. Boy I wish I had become a gunsmith rather than a Union Ironworker. Every injury comes back to haunt you later in life. I see so many young men wasting their lives away on video games and IPhones and would give anything to be young again and feel up to going to the range everyday. I try to tell them to get out and live life and hike and hunt and explore, they will have plenty of time to sit and play games if they want when they're old and worn out. Though I doubt after living life they would ever want to be doing that someday. Best wishes to you and if I ever win the lottery I'd love to have you build me a rifle. Thanks again for all the great advice and videos.

Mr . and Mrs. Selby, thank you for making these videos. My son and I watch all of them together when you put them out.. I've shot and reloaded so many times that my hair has turned from brown and thick to grey and not much left. When I watch your videos with a teachable attitude, I learn new information and have old knowledge reinforced. It is great to hear all of this elk hunting knowledge, as I hope to go on one elk hunting trip out your way before the Lord calls me home. I have a question if you would be so kind to educate me, my 30-06 Alabama/Georgia whitetail loads consist of 165 Interlocks at about 2850 fps, or Hornady 150 Interlocks at 3000 FPS. Both do a tremendous job on Southern deer with the 150 usually killing faster.. Would the heavier load be an effective elk load out to 400 yards? That is the fartherest that I will fire on a game animal on a still day. I have a 7mm Remington magnum if you suggest that as a better choice. Thank you in advance for your response. Al from Georgia

Enjoyed the video. I am a beginner and can't find components as you said due to selfish people. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Great show 👏 and yes a compression load wors perfect in my 22 250 h 380 with bench rest primer which I didn't hear mentioned

Once again in great video you're very knowledgeable man and if we can keep politics r-sport we'd all be a lot happier in our lives and I'm just a hunter trapped in California

Yes sir, repeatability is the key. Working on loads for accuracy can only be done by trial and error. When I finally find it, I stick with it, and I am only a hunter. My 257 Weatherby has the smallest one hole group I have ever shot.

Good to see you! Great video.

Thank you

Love to see a entire video on .270 win pros and cons

Compressed Charges. I've gotten some amazing under 10 SD numbers in my Marlin 1895 444Marlin with near max loads of 'compressed' N130 under a 265gn Hornady FN. A 'Real' compressed charge,😀I trickle the powder into a 22" powder drop tube, gives me a more consistent compression thru the powder column. If I'm not mistaken it's an old black powder technique.

I found the first boxes in f primers on local shelves that I have seen on 2 years a month ago. I bought some just because I don't know when the next disaster will send them to oblivion again. There is always some manufactured caos in the works somewhere.

Rock on!

Save money... a good reason to reload. Ammo availability... another good reason to reload. Ammo specifically loaded to shoot accurately in your rifle... the REAL reason to reload. Anyone who doesn't hand load to find the load combination to make their rifle shoot to its best potential is missing the boat. I know some of those people and I try to get them to load for their rifle and not for money or to stock the ammo cabinet. You can save money and stock the cabinet by doing it with the most accurate and highest quality ammo for your rifle if you learn to craft your ammunition and not just slap it together.

Hey Randy, I love your videos to help me a lot! I don't know if this is the place for it but in your cleaning a rifle barrel video you talked about cleaning it possibly every 15 shots on something like a 7 mm rum. I am shooting a powder charge of 87 grains of h1000. I have found after 5 to 6 shots my accuracy it goes to hell and then I clean it again and it tightens back up. Is that just the nature of the gun? Or is it possibly something I'm doing?

I would love so her you talk about straight pull bolt actions like the blaser

I can't wait until he starts promoting Raid Shadow Legends.

Enjoy

Have you had good success with 7mm remington magnum with 150 gr. Bullets and IMR 4350? I figured it was a good place to start. How about 7mm rem and 150 Nosler E-tips? Ive heard they like to start around .100” off the lands. Love the videos, and definitely watching a couple times and revisit to keep fresh on what we continue to learn. God Bless!

Sir,have you ever thought about writing a book about all these amazing knowledge?There would be lot of buyers for.

There are a lot of cartridges that will shoot in the wrong gun the person firing the round has to make sure they are using the right cartridge for there gun. Now do you have any thing good or bad to say about the 6.8 western efficient capabilities

Sierra’s data for 6.5 PRC got velocity similar to my 6.5X55. Way to conservative.

I know you said you only change one thing at a time but when you try a different primer, test a number of powder charges with each different primer? Wouldn’t different primers change the velocity spread and standard deviation?

It's called WORKing up a load for a reason... You have to put in the WORK.

A match barrel still have harmonics that need taming. Proffesional grade reloads will fix that.

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Does barrel length effect the choice of powder? I find that powders that work well in say 22 inch barrels don’t do well in shorter barrels for the same bullet.

Howdy from Casper Mr.Selby luv your show and teaching I was wondering if you have heard of Eric Cortina? He a long distance target shooter and he might be a decent shot..think he key holded with one close flyer at 1000 yards. He does the same kind of educational gun stuff as you do. Was just wondering if you might know him. If you interested he has a RU-vid channel called Erik Cortina-Pro Shooter. Keep up the good videos !

Can we hear more about primers thanks

I have possibly a stupid question, but is willing to learn. When reloading say a new .270Win people advise me that you aim to get the bullet as close as possible to the barrel lands to improve the accuracy. I wonder if this method will not reduce the barrel life expectancy?

I would love to go threw an apprenticeship with you

what is your choice for a chronograph. many out there and lots of controversy. thank you

I have a 30 06 and there is just one kind of ammo it will suit. Over the self. Don't get brain lock on what you want find what the rifle likes.

Just purchased a christensen arms long range shooting nosler ablr 175gr factor ammo with a 9 fps ES and shooting .4 moa. I fulling intended to reload for this rifle but I'm not confident that I can beat the factory results................any opinion?

What powder can you suggest for 300 win mag? With 180 grn. Bullet.

If you really want to go down the reloading rabbit hole subscribe to “Winning in the Wind” on RU-vid. It’s more in-depth info than you ever wanted to know!

What Crono do you use?

In all of this, I heard no mention of the kind of repeatability that these folks have been told or, have been given the idea that is reasonable to expect from a light to moderate weight hunting rifle with a long thin barrel. Much of the problem as I see it, stems from the ridiculous expectation of 1/2 MOA or even 1/4 MOA 10 shot groups from a hunting rifle. I've not seen yet a thin barrelled hunting rifle, regardless of cost, hold 1/2 MOA 10 shot groups let alone 1/4 MOA. I know accomplished F class shooters who's F class rifles cannot manage 1/2 MOA on an ongoing basis. My question is; what is a realistic expectation for a custom hunting rifle?