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<blockquote data-quote="Rez Exelon" data-source="post: 3530746" data-attributes="member: 5800"><p>Not only that but it also gives a lot of headroom in case your powder drop gradually increases. I tend to check mine every so often to verify I'm in a safe working range. My testing protocol is:</p><p>1. Review what the book says.</p><p>2. Double check what the book says.</p><p>3. See if there's anyone posting good experiences with a certain load that resembles my situation (gun/bullet/powder etc)</p><p>4. Check if that data matches my book.</p><p>5. Run a ladder up and down from there to check accuracy.</p><p></p><p>Ideally, I'll have a happy accurate load that is going to be at minimum .3 grains from max on pistol. Most I've ever seen my dropper wander is .2 grain so that should cover it. But honestly, the closer to the middle of the load data I get the better. I want accurate, I want enough velocity for the projectile to reach it's best performance (especially on JHP that needs a minimum velocity to open up right) but I also want to get that with the least powder usage and least recoil I can. </p><p></p><p>The last load I did close to this I started high though for comparison. It was a 180gr federal HST over 6.6-6.8 gr CFE. No issues at all, no pressure signs, also fired from a G23 and a CX4. But in the early testing 6.6 gr was better accuracy than the 6.8. So on the next run I'll actually work downward from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rez Exelon, post: 3530746, member: 5800"] Not only that but it also gives a lot of headroom in case your powder drop gradually increases. I tend to check mine every so often to verify I'm in a safe working range. My testing protocol is: 1. Review what the book says. 2. Double check what the book says. 3. See if there's anyone posting good experiences with a certain load that resembles my situation (gun/bullet/powder etc) 4. Check if that data matches my book. 5. Run a ladder up and down from there to check accuracy. Ideally, I'll have a happy accurate load that is going to be at minimum .3 grains from max on pistol. Most I've ever seen my dropper wander is .2 grain so that should cover it. But honestly, the closer to the middle of the load data I get the better. I want accurate, I want enough velocity for the projectile to reach it's best performance (especially on JHP that needs a minimum velocity to open up right) but I also want to get that with the least powder usage and least recoil I can. The last load I did close to this I started high though for comparison. It was a 180gr federal HST over 6.6-6.8 gr CFE. No issues at all, no pressure signs, also fired from a G23 and a CX4. But in the early testing 6.6 gr was better accuracy than the 6.8. So on the next run I'll actually work downward from there. [/QUOTE]
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