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<blockquote data-quote="Jumpalot" data-source="post: 409348" data-attributes="member: 4867"><p>So I'm still trying to get my load tweaked with this new lot powder. I thought I was going to be ok at 89.5 grains but I went out on Sat. and temp was 90*. Major extractor marks and flattened primers. So I've went from being able to load 93 grns of the old lot at 2830 fps and slightly flattened primers and 8 fps ES to 89.5 grns of the new lot at 2783 fps and flattened primers and bad ejector marks and 20 fps ES. I called Hodgdon and explained what I'm experiencing. They want me to load 15 rounds and send it to them to test against their "control" powder. The problem is they don't have a 338 Edge barrel and they would have to dump my loads and take the powder and reload it in their control round which is a 300 Win. Mag. Somehow I don't see what that's going to to find. I'm major frustrated as I bought an 8lb. jug so I didn't have to keep re-working my load. But less powder, less velocity and more pressure isn't a good thing. </p><p>Any suggestions??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jumpalot, post: 409348, member: 4867"] So I'm still trying to get my load tweaked with this new lot powder. I thought I was going to be ok at 89.5 grains but I went out on Sat. and temp was 90*. Major extractor marks and flattened primers. So I've went from being able to load 93 grns of the old lot at 2830 fps and slightly flattened primers and 8 fps ES to 89.5 grns of the new lot at 2783 fps and flattened primers and bad ejector marks and 20 fps ES. I called Hodgdon and explained what I'm experiencing. They want me to load 15 rounds and send it to them to test against their "control" powder. The problem is they don't have a 338 Edge barrel and they would have to dump my loads and take the powder and reload it in their control round which is a 300 Win. Mag. Somehow I don't see what that's going to to find. I'm major frustrated as I bought an 8lb. jug so I didn't have to keep re-working my load. But less powder, less velocity and more pressure isn't a good thing. Any suggestions?? [/QUOTE]
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