Update: ended up topping the featherweight off with a nikon 3-9 x 50 and took it to the range yesterday. The gun is definitly sub moa. It looks like about 42.5 grains of h4350 behind a 80 grain ttsx is going to be the ticket.
Well, I ended up with the featherweight. Now going to top it off with talley 1 piece lightweight rings/bases and either a trijicon 3x9x40 or a zeiss 3x9x40 that I have laying around. Then to load development. Decisions, decisions. Maybe by March 1 it will be ready to chase down some hogs.
Thanks for all the good advice. I understand that certain cartridges and powders go together, but my question is, when you say start low and work up, are you shooting small groups at each charge weight (say incriments of .3 grains to max) or are you shooting a single round and looing for...
So, I am fairly new to reloading and was curious how you guys go about developing loads for your rifles. Once you have decided on what bullets you would like to shoot and find recepies, how do you go about finding the right powder, charge weight, etc. In the past I have loaded a couple 3 round...