I chronograph every batch of competion ammo I reload since the day I failed to make PF with a load that was well over the 170 mark the previous year. I believe it was due to different powder lots
I usually don't bother with my practice loads except a 2 or 3 times a year just to check they are within the ball park.
But what I do do is regularly practice out to 45 meters/50 yards on a 10 inch plate so I know where I need to aim to hit at that distance and I record this in a note on my phone for reference during competition
One thing I did discover. After more than 25 years of using Federal primers for reliable ignition I had to resort to Winchester primers when Federal was in short supply. The velocity increased by more than 50 fps on average over a 10 shot string.
With my rifles I will chronograph before sightingin/checking zero just so I can get a trajectory table which I print off and place in a file for reference.
Last edited by Kiwi cop; 06-23-2017 at 05:58 PM.
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