Does anyone know a way to reverse engineer a factory load? Obviously it's easy enough to copy the dimensions and choose a similar bullet but I guess it's the powder that's the tricky bit!
My .243 really likes 100gr Federal powershock...
but once my stock is run down I'm planning to move onto reloading for it. I have a similar issue with my .223 - it loves Sako 50gr 'Arrowhead'.
I was wondering if there is any information out there with regards to what powders are most similar to what factory loads to assist with choosing a suitable powder. Then it would just be a question of working up the loads from minimum in the usual way.
Suggestions?
Or is trying to short-cut the normal process an exercise in futility?
thanks,
Alex
My .243 really likes 100gr Federal powershock...
but once my stock is run down I'm planning to move onto reloading for it. I have a similar issue with my .223 - it loves Sako 50gr 'Arrowhead'.
I was wondering if there is any information out there with regards to what powders are most similar to what factory loads to assist with choosing a suitable powder. Then it would just be a question of working up the loads from minimum in the usual way.
Suggestions?
Or is trying to short-cut the normal process an exercise in futility?
thanks,
Alex