Originally Posted by AMoore141
Since I'm so full of good questions recently.......what do you look at to decide what powder your gonna load when your developing for a new rifle? are there specific velocities in the books vs case capacity/load density vs pressure estimates using software vs bullet weight?

obviously it can change if its just not shooting well, but ya gotta start somewhere and making a good educated guess saves lots of time and money.

Yes Im somewhat of a newbie, but not a dummy.....lol
And i tried searching similar topics, but didn't see anything to really answer my question.


You gotta get offline, and read the most current handloading manuals available- many.
The when you understand the steps and the language attend a rifle range or two and humbley ask your questions. Researched questions, you might be well on your way to trying it.
Learning this online by watching video's and no personal human interaction- bad
Yes....ask some old guys that are well equipped.
Old guys rule.