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<blockquote data-quote="SAM1980" data-source="post: 975957" data-attributes="member: 70317"><p>Springfield 1903 a3 bedded action. Bolt face trued up. Fluted 27" Krieger 5r 1 in 10 RH twist. New stock, and march 2.5-25x42. I know that the charges are way over max. I have run 4 different ladder test looking for pressure signs. Didn't see any until 55.4 gr of h4350, which is 2.6 gr over bergers max load. Velocity of 2751 at that charge, but I have no way of checking pressure. Brass and primers were all fine. Bolt was a little sticky. So I stopped there. I checked five of my FL sized brass tonight. All five measured .330 at neck. Seated 210 gr berger too 2.656 in FL sized brass. Measured neck again, and got .333. That is .003 neck tension. So I don't think it is a mech tension problem. One thing I did noticed was that these brass are on there 3rd firing, and I have not trimmed them yet. They are all varying about .003 or so in length. I know this would play some roll in my issues, but how big of a part, I don't know. I am planning on loading a seating depth test which berger has put out for "finding the sweet spot" on seating depth. Going to load it at the 51.8 gr of H4350. This is the max load berger is listing for the 210 gr berger vld in there load data. I know that I'm pushing it with powder charge, but I never saw any real pressure signs. I don't know just doing best I can with my ignorance! Thanks for all the help guys</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SAM1980, post: 975957, member: 70317"] Springfield 1903 a3 bedded action. Bolt face trued up. Fluted 27" Krieger 5r 1 in 10 RH twist. New stock, and march 2.5-25x42. I know that the charges are way over max. I have run 4 different ladder test looking for pressure signs. Didn't see any until 55.4 gr of h4350, which is 2.6 gr over bergers max load. Velocity of 2751 at that charge, but I have no way of checking pressure. Brass and primers were all fine. Bolt was a little sticky. So I stopped there. I checked five of my FL sized brass tonight. All five measured .330 at neck. Seated 210 gr berger too 2.656 in FL sized brass. Measured neck again, and got .333. That is .003 neck tension. So I don't think it is a mech tension problem. One thing I did noticed was that these brass are on there 3rd firing, and I have not trimmed them yet. They are all varying about .003 or so in length. I know this would play some roll in my issues, but how big of a part, I don't know. I am planning on loading a seating depth test which berger has put out for "finding the sweet spot" on seating depth. Going to load it at the 51.8 gr of H4350. This is the max load berger is listing for the 210 gr berger vld in there load data. I know that I'm pushing it with powder charge, but I never saw any real pressure signs. I don't know just doing best I can with my ignorance! Thanks for all the help guys [/QUOTE]
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