Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
Originally Posted by rcamuglia
Originally Posted by mathman
It's entirely possible to have a load that looks great over the chrono that's not good on the target. So no, the chronograph does not tell all.



What everyone is missing who think that velocity stats find “the best load”, is the most important factor affecting the load’s Long Range Performance


Barrel Harmonics

I’m neither advocating for, nor attacking any given load development method. Barrel dynamics are certainly at the heart of the question, and since you want to talk about barrel harmonics, why don’t you go ahead and tell us all about it. Are barrel dynamics repeatable each shot? Is the driving frequency the same from shot to shot? Does every shot drive the barrel on resonance the same way and with the same initial phase? If so, why would identical MV not result in identical POI from shot to shot (ignoring external factors like wind)?

That's interesting there Jordan.

IMO - consistent MV would result in more consistent barrel harmonics which is the desired result.

Me