[ckpj99]

I'm interested in hearing your testing protocol for developing rounds. Obviously, there's ladder testing and all of that, but what about all the other variables.

Personally, I'm all over the map when it gets past testing the charge of powder. In terms of OAL, distance from rifling to bullet and amount of crimp. I just try different things, but I think I'd really benefit from a system.

So when you get a new gun and decide to reload for it, in what order do you do the follow (and where it applies, how do you do the tests):

1) Test different types bullets
2) Test different bullet weights
2) Test different powders
3) Test charge weights
4) Test OAL and whether the bullet is contact with the rifling or not
5) Test the amount of crimp