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What is the safety margin on powder charge?
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<blockquote data-quote="mtwarych" data-source="post: 953383" data-attributes="member: 70595"><p>I have a friend that threw 10 grain overloads by setting the beam scale wrong with H4831. That caused a stiff bolt but did no damage to his savage 7mmRM. I don't remember what PSI is used for proof loads but I think it is around 75,000 psi.</p><p>I also saw a man at the rifle range break his bolt lever off his 22-250 using his "special" loads.</p><p>The "blow ups" I have seen were pistols where it is easily possible to double charge a round.</p><p>If you use a powder that is meant for your size case, I think you would have to try to get enough powder into it to blow up. Anything is possible though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mtwarych, post: 953383, member: 70595"] I have a friend that threw 10 grain overloads by setting the beam scale wrong with H4831. That caused a stiff bolt but did no damage to his savage 7mmRM. I don't remember what PSI is used for proof loads but I think it is around 75,000 psi. I also saw a man at the rifle range break his bolt lever off his 22-250 using his "special" loads. The "blow ups" I have seen were pistols where it is easily possible to double charge a round. If you use a powder that is meant for your size case, I think you would have to try to get enough powder into it to blow up. Anything is possible though. [/QUOTE]
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