First things first - I must admit, it's been some years since I was big into reloading. But the lack of ammo availability and the high cost has had me thinking about dustig off my equipment and getting into reloading again.
The many different variables involved in working up the perfect reload for e given firearm is the challenge that makes reloading the most attractive for me. But having been involved in cowboy action shooting (CAS) the past several years has me thinking most about the variable of barrel length because I shoot the same 45LC loads in my 24" barrel lever action rifle as I do in my 5" barrel single action revolvers. This being a situation calling for quite a compromise; conversely the typical reloader would optimize loads for specific firearms, having a set barrel length.
Ive seen reloading data tables that define a specific SAMI barrel, but I've never seen a data table that accounts for various barrel lengths - is anyone aware of such tables?
The many different variables involved in working up the perfect reload for e given firearm is the challenge that makes reloading the most attractive for me. But having been involved in cowboy action shooting (CAS) the past several years has me thinking most about the variable of barrel length because I shoot the same 45LC loads in my 24" barrel lever action rifle as I do in my 5" barrel single action revolvers. This being a situation calling for quite a compromise; conversely the typical reloader would optimize loads for specific firearms, having a set barrel length.
Ive seen reloading data tables that define a specific SAMI barrel, but I've never seen a data table that accounts for various barrel lengths - is anyone aware of such tables?