Precision shooters/ reloaders, how do YOU decide on a particular load?

[rosco11]

Tagged, great info guys!

[bboswell]

If your end game is long range do a ladder test or optimal charge weight procedure by Dan Newberry.
Some tight groups at 100 don't perform well at long distance. Get a GOOD chronograph.
Ohler, magnetospeed or Labrador. I prefer the Labradar personally although pricey it has been nice to work with out of the three. Low SD and ES with a high coefficients bullets are your friends the further you get.

Do you find that the magnetospeed effect barrel harmonics during load development?

[cattlelackranch]

Do you find that the magnetospeed effect barrel harmonics during load development?

Yes
Anything that touches the barrel affects harmonics.

[bboswell]

Yes
Anything that touches the barrel affects harmonics.

This is my belief as well but I have had people tell me that they do not load work ups, seems to me it would.

[Zen Archery]

1). Figure out my personal goals.
2). Contact the tech team at the manufacturing companies. Berger is the best/fastest communicators. Barnes is second. Hornady third. There's a lot of hand turn custom lath guys coming out. They're either awesome or horrible at phone communications.
3). I follow their recommendations dona few tweaks according to my own experience.
Then I'm good to go.
Once I commit to a load on a long range/target/Precision gun I never change.

Hunting ammo I play around with a lot but since most of my hognhinting is under 300 yards I'm not as precise when it comes to loading.

[Radar]

Are you shooting paper or animals?