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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 278328" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Kevin and BH, no offense taken here, just a slight difference in opinion. I agree with everything you guys say, I'm just saying that you can get info off the internet.... however...... you do need to research it to the max and find consistancy.</p><p> </p><p>For instance, when I started load development for a 300 WSM, I could not find any published data for 168 TTSX'x and 180 E-Tips. I started searching the net and found some info on the TTSX's and nothing for the E-Tips. The max loads for the TTSX's ranged from about 64.5 gr to 65.5. I Checked some other bullet loads with H4350 in those weigth classes and the 165/168 were fairly consistant. I called both Barnes and Nosler and they had no data on H4350, but the Nosler guy said I should be good with a starting at a little less than where I started with the 168 TTSX's. So I Started at 59 gr with the TTSX's and 58 gr with the E-Tips. And found max (without excessive presure signs) to be 65.5 for the TTSX's and 66 for the E-Tips. I was surpirsed that the E-Tips ended up taking a half gr more than the TTSX's, being both heavier and greater bearing surface than the TTSX's. I was expecting the E-Tips to max out at about 64.</p><p> </p><p>Now when I say you can get good info from the net, I'm assuming (which I should have stated earlier) that Nathan or whoever else is also do a lot of research and reading on loading in general to get smart on things, such as primers, seating depth, etc. You can give a guy a manual with published data and if he is not smart about his loading practices it's not going to help anyway.</p><p> </p><p>You guys both ahve a lot more experience than I do, and I think we basically agree on most everything. I was getting the impression that Kevin was saying that if you cant check it against a manual than dont use it. If that's the case, then maybe half the loads the guys in this forum are using fall into that category. Maybe a newbe should refrain from using data that isn't published. But I personally dont have any problem recommending, on the net, a new loader to start with 59 gr of H4350, behind a 168 TTSX, seated .05 off the lands, with Fed 215 primers and work up and expect max to be somewhere above 64 gr, with the caveat that he uses good loading pracitces. Yup, read as many manuals as you can. I did when I started out and haven't had a hitch yet.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks to both of you for your contribution to this site.</p><p> </p><p>Cheers,</p><p> </p><p>Mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 278328, member: 11717"] Kevin and BH, no offense taken here, just a slight difference in opinion. I agree with everything you guys say, I'm just saying that you can get info off the internet.... however...... you do need to research it to the max and find consistancy. For instance, when I started load development for a 300 WSM, I could not find any published data for 168 TTSX'x and 180 E-Tips. I started searching the net and found some info on the TTSX's and nothing for the E-Tips. The max loads for the TTSX's ranged from about 64.5 gr to 65.5. I Checked some other bullet loads with H4350 in those weigth classes and the 165/168 were fairly consistant. I called both Barnes and Nosler and they had no data on H4350, but the Nosler guy said I should be good with a starting at a little less than where I started with the 168 TTSX's. So I Started at 59 gr with the TTSX's and 58 gr with the E-Tips. And found max (without excessive presure signs) to be 65.5 for the TTSX's and 66 for the E-Tips. I was surpirsed that the E-Tips ended up taking a half gr more than the TTSX's, being both heavier and greater bearing surface than the TTSX's. I was expecting the E-Tips to max out at about 64. Now when I say you can get good info from the net, I'm assuming (which I should have stated earlier) that Nathan or whoever else is also do a lot of research and reading on loading in general to get smart on things, such as primers, seating depth, etc. You can give a guy a manual with published data and if he is not smart about his loading practices it's not going to help anyway. You guys both ahve a lot more experience than I do, and I think we basically agree on most everything. I was getting the impression that Kevin was saying that if you cant check it against a manual than dont use it. If that's the case, then maybe half the loads the guys in this forum are using fall into that category. Maybe a newbe should refrain from using data that isn't published. But I personally dont have any problem recommending, on the net, a new loader to start with 59 gr of H4350, behind a 168 TTSX, seated .05 off the lands, with Fed 215 primers and work up and expect max to be somewhere above 64 gr, with the caveat that he uses good loading pracitces. Yup, read as many manuals as you can. I did when I started out and haven't had a hitch yet. Thanks to both of you for your contribution to this site. Cheers, Mark [/QUOTE]
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