I pick a powder and components and start 2.5 grains from book max. I’ll work up to the max charge and load up 5 for each charge weight. I’ll pick the load that gives me the best result then I’ll load about 10-20 more.
I subscribe to the ten shot zero process so I’ll use them to zero my gun. Every shots Chronographed by my Garmin so I have a decent start for data at the end of those ten shots. If my group absolutely sucks, I’ll switch to a different powder.
Ive been very lucky that seating depth hasn’t played a huge role in accuracy for me. I’ll usually just seat 20 thousandths off the lands or at SAAMI spec and call it good.
If I have a 10 shot group that’s within 1.5 inches off a bench, I load up 50 and start shooting them at longer ranges. 1.5 MOA groups have still been very effective for me within 1000 yards so I haven’t spent time with all of the black magic and methods that can come with reloading.
