Do you own a chronograph or use another's chrono to verify velocity of your loads?
A chrono is on my wish list.
Seismic Sam wrote:My answer is slightly different than the choices, and when I work up a load I chrono EVERYTHING, and graph the data in Excel, and look at both the velocity and standard deviation of the velocity. Now, you can try to get by cheap, and deal with having to type in or re-type in data , and that system will have the INHERENT liability that if you blow a shot, you have to buy ANOTHER one after you killed the 1st one!! Bottom line, getting a Millenium II WITH the infrared skyscreen kit. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10150 ... aph-system https://www.midwayusa.com/product/87831 ... hronograph So you're looking at slightly under $300 for the complete system, and to repeat: Yes, you can do this cheaper if you want to screw around TWICE as much, and one bad shot will require you to buy ANOTHER cheaper chrono and STILL be stuck with screwing around with the data. The other nasty thing about normal skyscreens is that they are not foolproof, and at a certain sun angle the whole system can just shut down, and then you are really screwed! Al that time loading up ammo, and firing it slowly, and your day is shot with some of the data missing!! Plus with this breakdown forcibly shoved up your drawers with no warning, you'll be so pissed off that you won't be able to shoot as good for the rest of the day, provided your F**KING chrono decides to wake up.
With the Millenium the electronics are on the bench with you, and the worst you can do is shoot out a skyscreen. Then you just hook it to your computer, and transfer all the data into Excel, and make your charts. The really telling data plot is the standard deviation of the velocity for at least 5 shots, and if you can get down to an SD of under 10, that is OUTSTANDING uniformity, and you have a tack driver load. If the group size isn't equally impressive, that's because of the loose nut behind the trigger. As far as killing deer, this is far beyond that, but in ******* weather with less than optimal conditions, it could make a difference.
The Nosler reloading manuals tells you which is the most accurate powder they tested, and that tip alone gets you a looong way down the road to the best load.
usnret wrote:This is the one that I use and it Bluetooth's with your phone or tablet. It is rechargeable and has the lights built in.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/16948 ... nograph-g2
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