How many do you shoot
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Herb in pa
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For rifles I start with 5 shot groups and switch to 10 for fine tuning.
For revolvers - always five shots.
I have five-shot and six-shot DAs and always shoot SAs as five-shots, even if they are New Model Rugers.
It's not that I don't trust the transfer-bar system, but it's an old habit, for one, and a box of fifty yields ten of five shots. For the six-shot guns, I always make sure I'm not skipping the same chamber each time and I fire multiple groups.
I always load multiples of five as well, like five, ten, twenty, etc. When first checking to see if a particular gun is happy with the pressure, I'll load ONE at a time, but just shoot it into something which will retain the projectile - into the ground, a log, a stump, maybe even the back stop.
Not that this is right or wrong - it's just what I do.
I have five-shot and six-shot DAs and always shoot SAs as five-shots, even if they are New Model Rugers.
It's not that I don't trust the transfer-bar system, but it's an old habit, for one, and a box of fifty yields ten of five shots. For the six-shot guns, I always make sure I'm not skipping the same chamber each time and I fire multiple groups.
I always load multiples of five as well, like five, ten, twenty, etc. When first checking to see if a particular gun is happy with the pressure, I'll load ONE at a time, but just shoot it into something which will retain the projectile - into the ground, a log, a stump, maybe even the back stop.
Not that this is right or wrong - it's just what I do.
JonB
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For Revolvers and seni-auto pistols:
I load a box (50).
Half with starting load, then half with a little bit more powder.
I like 10 or 12 shot groups on a taget.
After blasting all 50, I usually know what direction to go with the next test batch of 50.
If I think I got lucky with one of those two loads in the first test batch, I'll skip the second test load batch and just load up a batch of 500.
I load a box (50).
Half with starting load, then half with a little bit more powder.
I like 10 or 12 shot groups on a taget.
After blasting all 50, I usually know what direction to go with the next test batch of 50.
If I think I got lucky with one of those two loads in the first test batch, I'll skip the second test load batch and just load up a batch of 500.
358156 hp
At large, whereabouts unknown.
I start off at two full cylinders full from a rest, fired as slowly as I want. I temporarily number my cylinders with a paint marker, brake cleaner will remove it later without issue. I diagram the shots in a notepad with the order listed per shot. This way I can get an idea of what each cylinder may be doing, or if my technique just sucks that day. I'm especially interested to know if the groups get any better or worse as I progress. Since two cylinders are rarely enough for me, I'll often go a half box or better before trying to make sense of it all. Each group gets its own target, or at least its own clearly defined aiming point.