Willow32 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Gents, As most of you now I have started to do reloads....unfortunatly I am slightly confused ...dont take much..I am using 70mm cases CX2000 primers,Vectan A1 and VP13 Wads...on some sites I have looked at they recommended anything from 20 grains to 24 grains Vectan A1 ..from what I can gather 4 grains can make a lot of difference ...how much would the experienced loaders use? and why ?. Regards Willow32 These are going to used on pigeon...hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Gents, As most of you now I have started to do reloads....unfortunatly I am slightly confused ...dont take much..I am using 70mm cases CX2000 primers,Vectan A1 and VP13 Wads...on some sites I have looked at they recommended anything from 20 grains to 24 grains Vectan A1 ..from what I can gather 4 grains can make a lot of difference ...how much would the experienced loaders use? and why ?. Regards Willow32 These are going to used on pigeon...hopefully. often more speed, 100fps at most (even +4 grains)(depends on the powder) often more pressure, which can improve cold temperature performance. in a recipe i`d look at the pressure, and speed i`d want. i`d classify the needs, first, speed does help, it really gets the shot to the bird. second, pressure, it is the least of your worries, if the pressure is below cip regs, then its good to go. if i had a selection then 22 grains is in the middle. i cant argue with that choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Maybe not the best answer but over many years of loading I have always found the top end load is usually the best. A lot of "margins of safety" inbuilt into most of these loading tables to protect their backsides. But if you want to experiment do so and build up step by step. It all adds to the fun and your knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyme Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Maybe not the best answer but over many years of loading I have always found the top end load is usually the best. A lot of "margins of safety" inbuilt into most of these loading tables to protect their backsides. But if you want to experiment do so and build up step by step. It all adds to the fun and your knowledge. got to confer with this statement , normally the best performing load is at the upper end of the load table. but always pays to make a few cartridges of each with .5 grains different to try on a pattern plate... besides i find a hot or cold day makes the biggest difference to cartridge loads... on a hot day they shoot very similar. on cold days it tells the men from the boys so to speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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