I understand what your saying and appreciate what you do. what Jeff said holds true for the majority of us that don't shoot past 200 and many who will shoot to 300 even. I took away these things from Jeffs vids, please correct me if I got it wrong.I gave my Nice Volume Measure To Sabotloader![]()
Jeff’s explanation of BH209 Powder Lots, and how he goes about getting an Average, Then Weighing to take the Variable out of the Volume Measure is DARN Good Stuff, and has made Good Sense to me from my Very Beginning in Muzzleloading.
I understand what i am about to say in this paragraph is Different, Yet leads to the Same thing. I came in to Muzzleloading from a Lifelong background of Handloading 1,000 Yard and Beyond Precision Centerfire, I have handloaded For CF Nearly all of my Life (Started when i was 14-15 Yrs Old) So when i came in to Muzzleloading I brought All of Those years of knowledge along, Namely Weighing my Powder Charges, as it just made the best sense to me. I asked myself “Would i trust a Volume Measure with my CF’s? A device that was Designed to get you “Close Enough for field use” My immediate answer was ABSOLUTELY NOT! My next Question was “What makes my Muzzleloaders Different?” Are they Magically suppose to Compensate for Charge discrepancy’s that a Volume Measure can Throw?” Again my answer was Obviously NOT! My Goal in this Stuff is to Pull the Most Accuracy i can possibly get out of each and every one of my Rifles, Therefore i take out EVERY Possible Variable i can, I want EVERY Shot as Close as i can possibly make it to the Shot before it.
I get a kick out of Guy’s that Act like Precisely Weighing Powder Charges is a BIG DEAL, Time Consuming Etc. Fact is, for me anyway, I find it FAR easier in the End, Especially if you know the Load for a Particular Rifle you plan to Shoot, I don’t have to Fiddle/Faddle Around with a Volume measure each time i Load and except “Close Enough” or Hope that i was Consistent to get “Close Enough”, My Charges are Already PRECISELY done to the 1/10th of a Grain, And Ready to Load.
And last, if you don’t think that Several Grains Difference you CAN Get from a Volume Measure (Last part of Jeff’s Video) will Negatively effect anything? Test your Drops at Longer Ranges of Say 300-500 Yards and Report BackObviously the Key to the Best possible “Consistency” with Volume Measure Powder Drops is Being Consistent in how you do it, as Bestill Shows in His Video with his Catch Pail, and his Technique of Pouring over, Then Cutting the Top off. But look what happened when he lightly tapped the measure, He came up with a BIG DIFFERENCE of over 4 Grains! A good Weight Scale takes that Possible BIG DIFFERENCE out of the Equation.
Use what is working for you and if possible is the easiest to keep consistent.
Bob, you still shooting the XLD bullet? If so, have you tried a different bullet and checked the velocity ES?i thought the same thing about the spread
think it is in my cleaning and bullet fit , best group in about a week. Yes xld 325Bob, you still shooting the XLD bullet? If so, have you tried a different bullet and checked the velocity ES?
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