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A little stumped load development virgin brass vs once fired
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<blockquote data-quote="ripzip" data-source="post: 2453309" data-attributes="member: 119454"><p>I agree with you totally. When I did the initial loading with the A-Tip's I only went as high at 56.5. When I got the Berger data and started shooting their 153's and starting off at Min of 57gr and not finding any pressure signs until 62gr where I stopped. So looking at this I figured that I would try to push the A-tips as the Bergers were similar bullets. I though I would take the A-tips up to where I would see pressure also. I did not do that before as the published data told me a Max of 56gr. Again no pressure signs until 62gr same as the Bergers. Figured that possibly Hornady was just being conservative, I was well under the Berger max, according to them. So I settled on a charge of 60gr that gave me good velocity ES and SD. Was using same load for both bullets with no pressure signs. I felt like I was being safe, like I said, until I started using the once fired brass. </p><p>This was a learning experience for me as I never reloaded anything even at max published data until I started loading for the 6.5 PRC. All other cartages I have been reloading, I just tried to find something accurate between the min and max load and leaving it at that. Never had I tried to reload until I found pressure signs. Of course when I started reloading I was reloading for an AR10 and AR15, then my bolt guns later on.</p><p>As I said I learned my lesson, glad that it was not the hard way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ripzip, post: 2453309, member: 119454"] I agree with you totally. When I did the initial loading with the A-Tip's I only went as high at 56.5. When I got the Berger data and started shooting their 153's and starting off at Min of 57gr and not finding any pressure signs until 62gr where I stopped. So looking at this I figured that I would try to push the A-tips as the Bergers were similar bullets. I though I would take the A-tips up to where I would see pressure also. I did not do that before as the published data told me a Max of 56gr. Again no pressure signs until 62gr same as the Bergers. Figured that possibly Hornady was just being conservative, I was well under the Berger max, according to them. So I settled on a charge of 60gr that gave me good velocity ES and SD. Was using same load for both bullets with no pressure signs. I felt like I was being safe, like I said, until I started using the once fired brass. This was a learning experience for me as I never reloaded anything even at max published data until I started loading for the 6.5 PRC. All other cartages I have been reloading, I just tried to find something accurate between the min and max load and leaving it at that. Never had I tried to reload until I found pressure signs. Of course when I started reloading I was reloading for an AR10 and AR15, then my bolt guns later on. As I said I learned my lesson, glad that it was not the hard way. [/QUOTE]
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