Load developement at the range
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You're on the right track but folks typically have a 2'X4' folding table made out of 3/4 plywood, a few c-clamps and a box to put their loading stuff in. I use a cooler with a carry handle for the box and it doubles as a "stool". The table can easily and quickly be covered with a 4X8 plastic tarp and 4 hand clamps to weather out a blowing summer storm.
If you're FL sizing a large case, pass on this suggestion. The greater the sizing force, the less functional a folding table becomes.
Can't help myself but to add that you can replace the chrono and laptop with a quick look at the targets...but I understand that's an integral part of what you do and those words are wasted electrons.
If you're FL sizing a large case, pass on this suggestion. The greater the sizing force, the less functional a folding table becomes.
Can't help myself but to add that you can replace the chrono and laptop with a quick look at the targets...but I understand that's an integral part of what you do and those words are wasted electrons.
adamsgt
Jerry Adams
I was trying to see what I could accomplish with what I had on hand before building something custom. I understand what you're saying about the chronograph. That's probably a holdover from my Palma days when I had to ensure that my bullets were supersonic at the targets a 1000 yds away. Not necessary in short range benchrest. As you said, the holes in the paper tell you more than the numbers in the chrono.
Used to be dirt cheap to build that folding table and took about 30 minutes if you thought to stagger the legs the first time. Don't know what it costs these days but looking at the pictures I can't help but believe it would be worth it. Wish I could loan you mine to get a feel for it.
Vern
Morethan1waytoskinacat
Adam I thought that range looked familiar. However last time I shot there they only had rickety wooden benches. Nice to see they have upgraded.
One thing to also keep in mind. When your loading that close to the line with the concussion from other rifles it can affect how your powder throws as it vibrates it around in the bottle. Some may disagree but you can prove the point by throwing some charges into containers at various times and take them home and accurately weigh them. In some cases it can cause settling or packing and in others it can cause an almost fluffing action.
Back when I was shooting there they wouldnt allow loading at the range because of "safety" and "insurance" issues.
One thing to also keep in mind. When your loading that close to the line with the concussion from other rifles it can affect how your powder throws as it vibrates it around in the bottle. Some may disagree but you can prove the point by throwing some charges into containers at various times and take them home and accurately weigh them. In some cases it can cause settling or packing and in others it can cause an almost fluffing action.
Back when I was shooting there they wouldnt allow loading at the range because of "safety" and "insurance" issues.
adamsgt
Jerry Adams
Was at a Sams today and saw a folding 2 X 4 table made out of that white plastic. It folds into a 2 X 2 size. It was only $36 so I bought one. Looks like it could work and be stable enough. I'll see on my next rip to the range.
I had hoped???
I had hoped that some of you guys would post pictures of your range loading set ups. I rigged up some stuff and it proved to me that I was not prepared at all. My electronic scale has auto shut off and it keep shutting off, no way to make the press mount to the bench but I made some thing to fix that. the pictures would surely help.
I had hoped that some of you guys would post pictures of your range loading set ups. I rigged up some stuff and it proved to me that I was not prepared at all. My electronic scale has auto shut off and it keep shutting off, no way to make the press mount to the bench but I made some thing to fix that. the pictures would surely help.
adamsgt
Jerry Adams
The dealer for the PVM 21 will sell U a rechargeable battery for the chrono unit..
sure wish the software was more friendly to me
I have the battery and it works well. I discovered that there are three receptacle boxes on the 100 yd range that are hot (tgts 4,8,12). I bought a new smaller laptop that has much better visibility outdoors. The new laptop has windows 8 Pro while the old one had Windows XP. While I could get the PVM software to load on the new laptop I couldn't get the usb drivers to install. Windows kept complaining that it couldn't find any acceptable drivers. I went to the FTDI web site. They make the microprecessors the run the PVM 21 and downloaded their latest drivers. They didn't work either. So I sent an email to Werner Mehl in Germany who owns Kurzzeit detailing my problems. About 45 minutes later the phone rings and it is Ed Dillon from NECO in California and he said that he was talking to Werner on the telephone when my email arrived in Germany. Werner sent me an email but it bounced so he asked Ed to contact me to straighten things out. Ed is going to send me a thumb drive with the 2010 software and drivers on it and said that it should resolve my problem. Hope it does.
Now this has been a long way around the barn to ask you what kind of problems are you having with the software? The software has some pretty impressive customization features that I'm just starting to dig into so maybe I'll stub my toes soon too.