Reloading BOO BOOs and incidents

[KCL]

This is an awesome thread, I am never reloading. You guys have me scared poopless.

[HunterDave]

Not an incident or a big boo boo and probably just a rookie mistake but worth mentioning none the less.

I was testing loads on the range yesterday and for some reason I decided to only make 3 rounds at each load from minimum to maximum. I found 4 different loads where I had 2 holes pretty much right on top of each other and one hole was a bit of a flyer. I now have no idea if the flyer was from a bad shot or from the load. Now I have to reload again for the 4 different loads to find out which one is the best but this time I'll be loading 5 rounds at each load in case I mess up on a shot.

Your mileage may vary but from now on when working up loads I'll be loading 5 rounds for each and save myself the headache.

[gitrdun]

Common occurence Dave. You shoot a 3 shot group and one has to be a tiny bit off. Shoot a 5 shot string, 4 are atop each other and one is just enough out to screw up bragging rights. Happens to me more often than I care to discuss. The remedy seemingly is to shoot even numbers to avoid that "one" bastard.

[Rocky7]

Originally Posted by KCL

This is an awesome thread, I am never reloading. You guys have me scared poopless.

The idea was to learn from each other, not scare the beezeezus out of a novice. Rolling your own ammo is both fascinating and satisfying. I have only owned one rifle that would not shoot a handload better than a factory load. I think it may have been a commie.