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<blockquote data-quote="Hunter 257W" data-source="post: 3716585" data-attributes="member: 12277"><p>I personally don't see the point of this type load development unless you are shooting way beyond 500 yards. According to the article Vonb attached above, the purpose of Ladder testing when developing a load is to minimize vertical stringing. When you look at the example shown(in the article), you'd want to use a powder charge of 30.1 grains. By using this "middle" charge of powder, the inevitable variation in powder in your handloads would give the very minimum amount of vertical stringing in the groups. However, any modern deer rifle cartridge shoot flat enough out to 300 yards that you don't need to even think about this. Also, there's no guarantee this powder charge will also give the smallest groups. Further there's no guarantee you'll get 3 powder charges that shoot to the same vertical point on the target as they did in the example.</p><p></p><p> Just doesn't look that useful for a normal deer rifle being used for normal hunting ranges or anything under 500 yards for that matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hunter 257W, post: 3716585, member: 12277"] I personally don't see the point of this type load development unless you are shooting way beyond 500 yards. According to the article Vonb attached above, the purpose of Ladder testing when developing a load is to minimize vertical stringing. When you look at the example shown(in the article), you'd want to use a powder charge of 30.1 grains. By using this "middle" charge of powder, the inevitable variation in powder in your handloads would give the very minimum amount of vertical stringing in the groups. However, any modern deer rifle cartridge shoot flat enough out to 300 yards that you don't need to even think about this. Also, there's no guarantee this powder charge will also give the smallest groups. Further there's no guarantee you'll get 3 powder charges that shoot to the same vertical point on the target as they did in the example. Just doesn't look that useful for a normal deer rifle being used for normal hunting ranges or anything under 500 yards for that matter. [/QUOTE]
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