As some know I just started using the ladder system for determining a load. Well today I took the 760 out with 5 rounds of the two closest shots on the ladder I shot for IMR4350 and the Hornaday 180 grain Interlock.

Both loads grouped 5 shots in 1 1/2 inch at 100 yards with the 56 grain load edging out the 55.5 grain load with the tightest 3 shots at 11/16 vrs 1 inch.

Being this was with a pump rifle built in 1952 and an old vintage 2.5-7 power Weaver scope I am tickled to death. This will be quite accurate enough for black bear in the mountains of PA.

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Originally posted by Donald Nelson:
Being this was with a pump rifle built in 1952 and an old vintage 2.5-7 power Weaver scope I am tickled to death. This will be quite accurate enough for black bear in the mountains of PA.

Me too and yes indeed!

Thanks Hot Core. I plan to load up the same two loadings again and run them thru the chrony just to see the difference being both loads shoot pretty much equal. Either way I feel I have a winning combo that needs no improvement for the intended use.

This was the first time I used the ladder method and it did save me ammo and time.

Tell Larry Gibson. Congrats!

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Originally posted by Donald Nelson:
This was the first time I used the ladder method and it did save me ammo and time.

Yes indeed it does.

Apparently it ALWAYS does exactly that - unless - your hands are covered with doughnut crumbs!

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Originally posted by rcamuglia:
Tell Larry Gibson. Congrats!

I want to stay out of that debate as I am not as educated in all this as many of you folks. All I know is that in 24 years of reloading this was the first time I used this method and it worked.
I actually decided to load 5 rounds in between the two loads also just to see if maybe I was at both sides of the sweet spot. I will find out this weekend.