What is the best method of load development? How many load development methods are there? Is there even such a thing as "the best load?" Which method did I choose or did I, and how might it look if we combined all the methods of load development?


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00:18 About "The Best Load"
01:46 Issues We Face in Load Development
02:08 Six Methods of Load Development
03:52 What I Was Developing a Load For
07:30 One Shot Ladder/Sweet Spot Method
10:10 Vertical Deviation Method
13:55 OCW Optimal Charge Weight Method
17:24 3 Shot Group Method (or 5 or 10)
18:38 OBT Optimum Barrel Time
24:15 SD/ES Method
25:30 Graphical Depiction & Intersection of Methods
27:28 Verification Groups
28:25 Final Thoughts & Results