Greetings all,
A quick question to rile up the masses and maybe some knowledge from the local grey beards.
When hand loading, how important is it to keep track of the exact velocities of your loads?
Does one really need to know the extreme spread, standard deviation, averages and all such mathematical bothering?
I understand that inconsistent velocities will result in increased vertical stringing of groups, but surely with projectiles of the same weight and powder charges of the same weight, you've done all you can to make the velocities as consistent as possible.
If the groups are consistent, predictable, and tiny, what use then, is knowing the velocity? Aside from additional calculations for energy and such.
Is it even possible to get those tiny groups without that information?
Thanks for the help all.
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A quick question to rile up the masses and maybe some knowledge from the local grey beards.
When hand loading, how important is it to keep track of the exact velocities of your loads?
Does one really need to know the extreme spread, standard deviation, averages and all such mathematical bothering?
I understand that inconsistent velocities will result in increased vertical stringing of groups, but surely with projectiles of the same weight and powder charges of the same weight, you've done all you can to make the velocities as consistent as possible.
If the groups are consistent, predictable, and tiny, what use then, is knowing the velocity? Aside from additional calculations for energy and such.
Is it even possible to get those tiny groups without that information?
Thanks for the help all.
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