Recently I blogged about reloading accurate rifle ammunition:
5 Tips for Reloading Accurate Rifle Ammunition
In this blog post I outlined some primary considerations and processes:
- Start with proven loads and load data
- Fire form your brass
- Optimize bullet seating depth
- Optimize bullet concentricity
- Experiment
I wanted to expand on some of these points by providing additional resources for any of you who want to take a deeper look at these concepts.
Load Data
There’s a ton of great load data available online these days, and here are a few of my favorite online sources:
- Handloads.com load database – Lots of user-submitted data (always cross-reference with manufacturer’s data)
- Hodgdon Load Data Center – Tons of data – great if you’re using Hodgdon or Winchester powders
- Alliant Powder Reloader’s Guide – Another great online load database
Optimizing Seating Depth
This should be a mandatory step for anyone reloading rifle ammunition for accuracy. Here are a couple of posts I put together on the subject:
- AR-308: Loading Pt. 4 – Seating Bullets Checking Concentricity
- AR-MPR (AR-15) AR-MPR Phase II – Seating Bullets
…and if you want to jump straight to the videos: (click on the gear and change to HD if you want high quality 🙂 )
Optimize Bullet Concentricity
Likewise, bullet concentricity is critical for accurate rifle ammunition! Here’s some posts that show how to minimize bullet runout:
- AR-308: Loading Pt. 4 – Seating Bullets Checking Concentricity
- AR-MPR (AR-15): Checking and Correcting Bullet Concentricity
Videos:
There you go! Hope these resources prove helpful. Have additional resources to share? Please leave a comment. It’s time to build some tack-driving rifle ammunition (will also need to go to the range)!
Thanks,
Gavin
