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Pressure signs...now what
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 981074" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } If you have a 200 grain bullet running downrange at 2700 fps you've got all the knock down power you need. I frankly prefer H4350 (IMR4350) to RL17 because RL17 tends to be temperature sensitive and my hunting and competition environments can cover a pretty wide range of ambient temperatures depending on time of day or season of the year. The competition range temperatures sometimes vary 40 degrees over an 8 hour period.</p><p></p><p>If you're looking for higher MV - which I don't believe you need - try 180 grain bullet. That's enough for any big game on the North American continent. If you're going to work the loads at the higher end just remember that a change of .006 in seating depth can make a huge difference in chamber pressures.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can't speak to the "general thought" but IMO compressing loads serves no useful purpose. If you can't get what you want out of a moderate load, find a bigger gun. You can push a .17HMR past it's limits and walk around with the rifle's bolt sticking our of your forehead but it'll never knock down an elk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 981074, member: 50867"] P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } If you have a 200 grain bullet running downrange at 2700 fps you've got all the knock down power you need. I frankly prefer H4350 (IMR4350) to RL17 because RL17 tends to be temperature sensitive and my hunting and competition environments can cover a pretty wide range of ambient temperatures depending on time of day or season of the year. The competition range temperatures sometimes vary 40 degrees over an 8 hour period. If you're looking for higher MV - which I don't believe you need - try 180 grain bullet. That's enough for any big game on the North American continent. If you're going to work the loads at the higher end just remember that a change of .006 in seating depth can make a huge difference in chamber pressures. I can't speak to the "general thought" but IMO compressing loads serves no useful purpose. If you can't get what you want out of a moderate load, find a bigger gun. You can push a .17HMR past it's limits and walk around with the rifle's bolt sticking our of your forehead but it'll never knock down an elk. [/QUOTE]
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