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Reloading
Varget and 175gr SMK's
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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 341008" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>44 grains of the currently available lot of Varget will lock my bolt up to where I cannot hammer it open with my bare hand. In the wrong brand of brass on a hot August day it would probably destroy the rifle. In some brands of brass it would be just fine.</p><p></p><p>As I explained before and I will explain one more time for the slow learners. There are a lot of variables in reloading. In a custom match camber you will normally have your bullet seated very close to the lands with little or no jump. This alone can cause a 10 percent increase in pressure. How long you let a cartridge sit in a hot chamber before firing can cause enough pressure to change bullet velocity sufficient to get a 0.5 MOA high strike at 1000 yards.</p><p></p><p>The cartridges I had to quit shooting in August only had 43.4 grains of Varget in them. Starting at 44 grains is a recipe to hurt oneself and other bystanders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 341008, member: 8"] 44 grains of the currently available lot of Varget will lock my bolt up to where I cannot hammer it open with my bare hand. In the wrong brand of brass on a hot August day it would probably destroy the rifle. In some brands of brass it would be just fine. As I explained before and I will explain one more time for the slow learners. There are a lot of variables in reloading. In a custom match camber you will normally have your bullet seated very close to the lands with little or no jump. This alone can cause a 10 percent increase in pressure. How long you let a cartridge sit in a hot chamber before firing can cause enough pressure to change bullet velocity sufficient to get a 0.5 MOA high strike at 1000 yards. The cartridges I had to quit shooting in August only had 43.4 grains of Varget in them. Starting at 44 grains is a recipe to hurt oneself and other bystanders. [/QUOTE]
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