Completely agree. It would be 1 thing if they were $20-$30 poles. But in there price point they should perform at a high level.
Have put some leki poles through some stuff that probably should have broken them but didnt.
Guess all the $$ went towards marketing not r&d, sure see them...
If you are doing load development you should do it with however you plan on shooting the rifle. If you plan on shooting/hunting with the can on( or the brake) do your load workup with it on the barrel. This can and will change barrel harmonics.
I would agree about loading up some more of that load and shooting again. If you were shooting on the same bench, and the same form as 100 yards I dont think you would have that big of a difference.
Another note, if you are trying to shoot groups and just confirm a load I try not to do it on a...