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300 RUM load development questions
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 784182" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Not sure where Berger gets their capacity calc? </p><p></p><p>Capacity is affect by a few factors, density of powder, bullet seating depth and volume of fired/sized case.</p><p></p><p>My experience... Up to this point, my process used to be neck size only and body bump back when needed. This makes for a little more room than a stnd FL sized case. When doing load work for 180 bullets, I usually load up to 101 gr of Retumbo in 1 gr increments. Right about 100 - 101 gr, with bullet seated to about the neck/shoulder junction, I start hearing and feeling crunching. Therefore, I consider 100 gr of Retumbo to be about 100% capacity.</p><p></p><p>If Berger is seating their 210's to SAAMI COAL, then their bullet is being seated fairly deep into the case and if the case is FL sized, that may take up some room as well. However, 8 gr difference sounds like a lot to me. I would guess maybe 4?</p><p></p><p>The best way for you to find out is to load a case with powder to just below the neck/shoulder junction, tapping a little for consolidation, and them pour it out onto a scale. Then you will know your Retumbo capacity in your sized case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 784182, member: 11717"] Not sure where Berger gets their capacity calc? Capacity is affect by a few factors, density of powder, bullet seating depth and volume of fired/sized case. My experience... Up to this point, my process used to be neck size only and body bump back when needed. This makes for a little more room than a stnd FL sized case. When doing load work for 180 bullets, I usually load up to 101 gr of Retumbo in 1 gr increments. Right about 100 - 101 gr, with bullet seated to about the neck/shoulder junction, I start hearing and feeling crunching. Therefore, I consider 100 gr of Retumbo to be about 100% capacity. If Berger is seating their 210's to SAAMI COAL, then their bullet is being seated fairly deep into the case and if the case is FL sized, that may take up some room as well. However, 8 gr difference sounds like a lot to me. I would guess maybe 4? The best way for you to find out is to load a case with powder to just below the neck/shoulder junction, tapping a little for consolidation, and them pour it out onto a scale. Then you will know your Retumbo capacity in your sized case. [/QUOTE]
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