Dillon 1050 setup

[tiller]

ArmyGuy...Ladder testing has to be done at distances of more than 100 yards. I am not sure of the minimum effective range. Many of the articles you read are 1000 yard shooters. I tried it once not knowing that 100 yards was inadequate and wasted a nice batch of ammo only to see it almost all cluster together with no discernible pattern . I think the rule of thumb might be at least 300 yards...or thereabouts.

And the variability of the charge will also be working against you. You might want to weigh each charge at this step. Good luck and keep us posted 30-338

Here is a worth while article http://www.6mmbr.com/laddertest.html

you have no clue what you are talking about do you? have you ever heard people refer to MOA accuracy?

incase you havent it means Minute Of Angle.

1 MOA = 1 inch at 100 yards.

you should always do a latter test at 100 yards.... some people cant shoot past that if they are not an experienced shooter

[armyguy209]

lol you just said you have a chargemaster.... USE IT

I do have one which I was using with my Lee press, however doesnt that defeat the purpose of a progressive? I would have to stop for each individual round instead of using the powder drop which would slow things down tremendously. I am not looking for precison loads, I just want something that I can take to the range and me and my buddies can all shoot in any of our rifles. Accuracy is also a good thing too though..lol

[tiller]

I do have one which I was using with my Lee press, however doesnt that defeat the purpose of a progressive? I would have to stop for each individual round instead of using the powder drop which would slow things down tremendously. I am not looking for precison loads, I just want something that I can take to the range and me and my buddies can all shoot in any of our rifles. Accuracy is also a good thing too though..lol

you only have to do the ladder test once...once thats done get your powder measurer dialed into that load and you can essentially make moa ammo on your progressive press...

its worth the extra effort in the long run... literally only 100 rounds

[EL_NinO619]

When you get to a good node, you might find that spread is just fine (wide node). I have a Uniquetek Micrometer on my powder bar, so once I calibrate a given powder, I get pretty consistent steps (within the drop consistency of a given powder), but you can do it by just advancing a flat or a flat and a half on the adjustor screw, etc. Also, you will likely get even closer drops with your ball powders as you refine your technique and things get more coated with graphite.

I have a couple of chrony's, I highly recommend them. I actually use the cheapest one quite a bit and it works great with a cheap camera tripod: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/852...al-chronograph

Just bought that and can't wait to try in this weekend. Think I am going to order up the cable and software.

[Bill Steele]

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Just bought that and can't wait to try in this weekend. Think I am going to order up the cable and software.

That is a wise choice, it makes resetting strings remotely and downloading results possible. My other chrony does all that and it makes a big difference when shooting at a public range as well as for record keeping.

On the unit itself, the ProChrono Digital works great, I have only missed a few shots with it, ironically when testing Underwood Ammo and only the 135gr 10mm rounds, otherwise it has been flawless, even when it was raining.


Good luck, have fun.

[EL_NinO619]

Good to hear and thanks.

[oddjob]

Armyguy,

You mentioned Mr Bulletfeeder..........I just bought a Hornady Bullet Feeder and hooked it up to my 1050. All I can say is wow..........Its fast and you can easily go overboard loading rounds.......

[armyguy209]

How far do you guys Ladder test from on handgun, and on rifle?

Oddjob-I had looked into that one because of the price. For some reason it didn't get too good of reviews. They said the capacity sucked and that it had problems with .40cal bullets. Let me know how yours turns out.

I ended up spending a bunch more money today.

I ended up getting an extra toolhead(things are freakin $200) for strictly processing brass, and I ended up getting this.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/531039/redding-competition-seater-die-223-remington?cm_cat=CheckoutConfirm&cm_pla=ProductDescrip

I will stick with hand feeding the bullets for now but plan on going to a bullet feeder down the line. I also have a BIG feeling I will probably end up with either another 1050 or a 650 for my .40's.

[Bill Steele]

How far do you guys Ladder test from on handgun, and on rifle?.

Not sure what you meant?

[armyguy209]

Not sure what you meant?

So for ladder testing my loads, lets say for handgun, how far back do you set the target when you are testing, 10/15/25? How far for rifle, 100yards?

Also, do you guys use a bench rest when testing the loads for consistency purposes?

[oddjob]

armyguy

I'm loading .40 S&W with lead bullets. Its running just fine. It is very loud though. The bullets being tossed make a racket. I'm at around 1000 rds so far and it runs fine. Took about 30 minutes to set up. I set it on a mount to get it higher up to work properly.