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300 Norma load data question
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<blockquote data-quote="eod.mickelson" data-source="post: 2676956" data-attributes="member: 108616"><p>What is your go to source for load data? Especially for less common cartridges. For my other rifles it seems like the load data is pretty standard between different companies and anecdotal experience from individuals online.</p><p>I'm specifically seeing a huge variance in max charge weight for my 300 Norma. I've looked at Hornady manual, Hodgdons manual, Berger data, and lots of sample loads on the interwebs and there's is a huge disparity between minimum load and max load. I understand the manuals are conservative, but as a new reloader in a scarce component environment, it's hard to even pick where to start when Hodgdon says the max load is 78.3, Hornady says 81.5, and most people with similar setups are running in the mid to upper 80s. </p><p>For reference: my setup im starting with is</p><p>26" proof barrel 1:9</p><p>Lapua brass</p><p>H1000 </p><p>federal 215M</p><p>225 eldm</p><p></p><p>I have 6 lb of lot matching h1000, and 300 ELDM, so I don't exactly have a ton of extra supplies to work through as I start loading for this rifle so any help as to good references to use or personal experience with h1000 and 300 Norma would be great</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eod.mickelson, post: 2676956, member: 108616"] What is your go to source for load data? Especially for less common cartridges. For my other rifles it seems like the load data is pretty standard between different companies and anecdotal experience from individuals online. I'm specifically seeing a huge variance in max charge weight for my 300 Norma. I've looked at Hornady manual, Hodgdons manual, Berger data, and lots of sample loads on the interwebs and there's is a huge disparity between minimum load and max load. I understand the manuals are conservative, but as a new reloader in a scarce component environment, it's hard to even pick where to start when Hodgdon says the max load is 78.3, Hornady says 81.5, and most people with similar setups are running in the mid to upper 80s. For reference: my setup im starting with is 26" proof barrel 1:9 Lapua brass H1000 federal 215M 225 eldm I have 6 lb of lot matching h1000, and 300 ELDM, so I don't exactly have a ton of extra supplies to work through as I start loading for this rifle so any help as to good references to use or personal experience with h1000 and 300 Norma would be great [/QUOTE]
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