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  1. Thread: Test load temps

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    Cheers mate I will have to get some more plates,...

    Cheers mate I will have to get some more plates, I guess alot of its just confidence in my equipment and practice, atleast practice is fun:thumbsup:
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    Cheers mate that last bit is great info, that's...

    Cheers mate that last bit is great info, that's pretty much what I'm looking for, you are testing your load on 3 different days, your looking for an es of single digits, and then looking at temps...
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    I will just add so you get an idea of where I am...

    I will just add so you get an idea of where I am at, I can hit a 5 inch plate at 350y but I can't do it every time, like you say you expect to hit it now every time, I am not surprised when I miss it...
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    mikee this is what I'm trying to get info on, I...

    mikee this is what I'm trying to get info on, I don't know others that are interested in shooting like I do, my mates are happy if they can hit a bucket at 50y so I have no benchmark to compare and...
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    You know that scene in the movie shooter were he...

    You know that scene in the movie shooter were he shoots the soup can at over a mile :thumbsup: to be able to do that's the dream.

    But realistically I am just wanting to learn and improve, yea my...
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    Cheers for that. I can fully see what your...

    Cheers for that.
    I can fully see what your saying, I am trying to look at it subjectively but I'm fairly new to it and every thing I know comes from books and the Internet. I have never had any one...
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    There seams to be plenty of high end guns made...

    There seams to be plenty of high end guns made and long range shooting done by guys on the forum, so I imagine that this has all been tested and the best ways have been sorted out. But to be honest...
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    Chronograph is a crony beta master. So probably...

    Chronograph is a crony beta master. So probably not the most accurate, 99.5% accurate if you belive the box :thumbsup:

    I'm no expert and only trying to experiment and learn. Just putting up my...
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    This load was not showing pressure signs at the...

    This load was not showing pressure signs at the higher temps and none today with the lower temps, lower velocity with lower temps so I'm assuming lower preassure, cant tell though.
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    Not sure if any body is interested in this but I...

    Not sure if any body is interested in this but I went out and did some more testing today, I got an average of 2730 fps today with the rounds at 12 degrees, that gives me a velocity change of about...
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    Sorry need a few more space bars in there next...

    Sorry need a few more space bars in there next time to make it easier to read
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    I ended up throwing the ammo box in a chilly bin...

    I ended up throwing the ammo box in a chilly bin with a hot weat sack and a thermometer, it bought the ammo up a few degrees to about 24-25 not to scientific though, it was a pretty sunny day so...
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    6.5x55 with 140gr sst for know, cheers man. I...

    6.5x55 with 140gr sst for know, cheers man.

    I want to be below pressure signs I was just worried if I loaded up with the current temps when summer rolled around I don't want to have to rework the...
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    Test load temps

    Hi all, I'm out to do some more load development tomorow.

    I have read allot about preassure spikes with warm loads and being winter I was thinking of warming up my loads in a chilly bin with a hot...
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