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Load Development
Step 10 of 10 · Find the load your rifle likes, and prove it on paper and a chronograph.
Load development is where everything comes together. Start with a charge ladder or a round robin test across a range of charges, watching velocity and pressure signs as you go, and look for a stable node where small charge changes do not move velocity much.
Once you have a charge, fine-tune seating depth in small steps and confirm with groups at distance. A chronograph is essential: record average velocity, extreme spread and standard deviation for every test.
Be patient and change one variable at a time. When you find a load that performs, document everything, including component lot numbers, so you can reproduce it.
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