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Reloading
Am I about to blow my face off?
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2120226" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>I would like to add that the barrel length used for the load data in the Nosler manual is a 24 inch barrel 1-10 twist, you are shooting a 26 inch barrel, twist ??. And......76gr of RL-26 "is" listed at maximum pressure, "for that barrel/twist combination". It does not surprise me that you are getting some additional FPS with the 26 inch barrel over the 24 inch barrel that the loads were developed from. What I have found that the loading manuals are a place to start and work my loads according to the pressure signs that I am getting for my particular rifle. My son and I both have Ruger 77s, tang safety rifles chambered in 35 Whelen. Both rifles were built with the same components/parts by the same gunsmith. Loads that are not "high pressure" loads in my Whelen will blow primers when they are shot in my son's rifle. I personally do not believe that getting an extra 100-200fps due to the extra 2 inches on the barrel is unreasonable as "long" as there are not any other signs of pressure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2120226, member: 69192"] I would like to add that the barrel length used for the load data in the Nosler manual is a 24 inch barrel 1-10 twist, you are shooting a 26 inch barrel, twist ??. And......76gr of RL-26 "is" listed at maximum pressure, "for that barrel/twist combination". It does not surprise me that you are getting some additional FPS with the 26 inch barrel over the 24 inch barrel that the loads were developed from. What I have found that the loading manuals are a place to start and work my loads according to the pressure signs that I am getting for my particular rifle. My son and I both have Ruger 77s, tang safety rifles chambered in 35 Whelen. Both rifles were built with the same components/parts by the same gunsmith. Loads that are not "high pressure" loads in my Whelen will blow primers when they are shot in my son's rifle. I personally do not believe that getting an extra 100-200fps due to the extra 2 inches on the barrel is unreasonable as "long" as there are not any other signs of pressure. [/QUOTE]
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