Thread: My first load development

When I say you can’t safely load to max, technically you can, I probably should say shouldn’t, or that’s it’s less advisable as a practice... just so it doesn’t spark contentious debate lol

Tested the hand loads last night. 140yds quartering away shot.
Entry wound

Seem to work ok

That’s not much more than an inch group (albeit only 2 shots) at 400 yards, so getting around.3 MOA, whjich is good by any measure. Seems accurate enough to drop a stag, which is what it’s ultimately about. Good work

Originally Posted by mimms2

Primers look fine to me and should not be read as gospel anyhow.
As above, ejector smileys are good indication of over-pressure. Heavy bolt lift is way more than I'm comfortable with.

What distance was this shot at? What cartridge? Half a grain will be more significant in .22H than 8mm...
How far off the lands are we?

Empty case says 6.5 G