Another Excellent Video, very succinct. Can you please share the links to the websites you use to look up suitable powders for specific calibres? Many thanks once again.
Another informative video. Thanks. Question on a different subject: For target shooting at 1000yards, do you prefer a lighter or heavier bullet, all other things remaining the same and why?
Thank you Florian, it is good to hear from you again. Good question. I prefer a heavier bullet for 1000 yard+. But its not so much that the bullet is heavier as it is that the bullet will be longer and almost certainly will have a higher BC (reduced drag) to help it carry its energy over long distance. What are your thoughts on this?
@@sdkweber I purchased my Ruger RPR 6.5Creedmoor last year and have been reloading to test different powders etc. I am only out to 600yards now so I don't have any experience with longer shots yet. I am increasing range 100yards at a time so I am ready to test for 700yards now and my goal is 1000yards. My thinking was that the heavier bullet would have a slower MV but more inertia. You make a good point of the length stabilizing the bullet which I assume would be complimented by the extra mass/inertia. I have heard that lighter bullets are best up to 600yards and heavier bullets beyond 600yards but I don't have any evidence to back that up. Thanks for the quick response and thoughtful comment.
I was wondering if there is a relationship between the burn rate of a powder and the length of the rifle barrel. For example, powders listed for reloading the .308 range from IMR 3031 with a burn rate listed as #108 on my burn rate chart, to Hodgdon H4350 with a burn rate listed as # 153 on the same list. Might it be relevant that a faster powder works better in a short barrel compared to a slower powder in a long barrel?
Could be. Primarily we use slower burning powders with larger powder volumes. Within a given cartridge, like the .308 Win, a longer barrel will take better advantage of a slower burning powder. Ideally, we want to have all the powder charge burned just as the bullet leaves the muzzle. This is true of any powder regardless of the burn rate. But as you suggest, a slower burning powder could be advantageous in longer barrels. Thanks for watching and posting.
new sub here, good to mention that some powders are better suited for heavier/lighter projectiles
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Excellent job
Thank you.. and thanks for watching.
Great break down!
Thank you Jason
Another Excellent Video, very succinct. Can you please share the links to the websites you use to look up suitable powders for specific calibres? Many thanks once again.
Thank you. Besides the printed manuals, I frequently refer to Hodgdon's reloading data center website. It is here: hodgdonreloading.com/rldc/
@sdkweber Thanks for your help. Appreciated
@@mustafaiqbal3290 You are welcome.
Another informative video. Thanks. Question on a different subject: For target shooting at 1000yards, do you prefer a lighter or heavier bullet, all other things remaining the same and why?
Thank you Florian, it is good to hear from you again.
Good question. I prefer a heavier bullet for 1000 yard+. But its not so much that the bullet is heavier as it is that the bullet will be longer and almost certainly will have a higher BC (reduced drag) to help it carry its energy over long distance.
What are your thoughts on this?
@@sdkweber I purchased my Ruger RPR 6.5Creedmoor last year and have been reloading to test different powders etc. I am only out to 600yards now so I don't have any experience with longer shots yet. I am increasing range 100yards at a time so I am ready to test for 700yards now and my goal is 1000yards.
My thinking was that the heavier bullet would have a slower MV but more inertia. You make a good point of the length stabilizing the bullet which I assume would be complimented by the extra mass/inertia. I have heard that lighter bullets are best up to 600yards and heavier bullets beyond 600yards but I don't have any evidence to back that up. Thanks for the quick response and thoughtful comment.
@@FlorianReid-c5k Good for you Florian. You are definitely on the right track.
I was wondering if there is a relationship between the burn rate of a powder and the length of the rifle barrel. For example, powders listed for reloading the .308 range from IMR 3031 with a burn rate listed as #108 on my burn rate chart, to Hodgdon H4350 with a burn rate listed as # 153 on the same list. Might it be relevant that a faster powder works better in a short barrel compared to a slower powder in a long barrel?
Could be. Primarily we use slower burning powders with larger powder volumes.
Within a given cartridge, like the .308 Win, a longer barrel will take better advantage of a slower burning powder. Ideally, we want to have all the powder charge burned just as the bullet leaves the muzzle. This is true of any powder regardless of the burn rate. But as you suggest, a slower burning powder could be advantageous in longer barrels.
Thanks for watching and posting.
It’s called deflagration. Essentially turning a solid to a gas violently
Thanks for the correction!