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Where does your pet load fall?
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<blockquote data-quote="Wile E Coyote" data-source="post: 687635" data-attributes="member: 28381"><p><em>1. Do you have pet loads that exceed the Max published data?</em></p><p> </p><p>Yes, in 1 caliber. By the current edition of a popular reloading manual, I have one load that is over the line. The load started out well under Max and incrementally worked up to present day while watching for pressure signs. When signs of excess pressure started to show, that load is now backed off slightly and shoots quite well. It is now 1.3% over the current book. Incidentally, I was recently shown a much older edition of the same reloading manual. In that book, I am within limits. One would think if the powder was changed that much over time, it would be renamed. I chalk it up to lawyers dumbing down the population. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>3. Do you load for accuracy as long as it's under the max?</em></p><p> </p><p>I load for accuracy as long as velocity is within a desired velocity range and that velocity range is realistic. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>4. Do you load for the most velocity you can get out of your particular rifle?</em></p><p> </p><p>As long as there are no pressure signs and accuracy doesn't suffer. I would like all my loads to go 6000 FPS but that isn't realistic. You have to keep your head screwed on straight about this stuff otherwise it could lead to losing your head - literally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wile E Coyote, post: 687635, member: 28381"] [I]1. Do you have pet loads that exceed the Max published data?[/I] Yes, in 1 caliber. By the current edition of a popular reloading manual, I have one load that is over the line. The load started out well under Max and incrementally worked up to present day while watching for pressure signs. When signs of excess pressure started to show, that load is now backed off slightly and shoots quite well. It is now 1.3% over the current book. Incidentally, I was recently shown a much older edition of the same reloading manual. In that book, I am within limits. One would think if the powder was changed that much over time, it would be renamed. I chalk it up to lawyers dumbing down the population. [I]3. Do you load for accuracy as long as it's under the max?[/I] I load for accuracy as long as velocity is within a desired velocity range and that velocity range is realistic. [I]4. Do you load for the most velocity you can get out of your particular rifle?[/I] As long as there are no pressure signs and accuracy doesn't suffer. I would like all my loads to go 6000 FPS but that isn't realistic. You have to keep your head screwed on straight about this stuff otherwise it could lead to losing your head - literally. [/QUOTE]
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