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Cartridges rated 65,000 PSI are best?
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 964620" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I found a list of cartridge pressures at this website:</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span><a href="http://kwk.us/pressures.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">http://kwk.us/pressures.html</span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I get to looking and notice that by far most of the cartridges are NOT rated to 65,000 PSI. The ones that are rated at least that high are these:</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">22-250 Rem, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">223 WSSM, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">243 WSSM, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">6mm Rem, 2</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">5 WSSM, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">6.5-06 A-S, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">26 Nosler, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">270 Win, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">270 WSM, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">7mm WSM, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">7mm Wea, 7</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">mm STW, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">300 WSM, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">300 RCM, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">300 Wea, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">300 RUM, 3</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">00 Lapua, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">8mm Rem Mag, 325 WSM, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">338 RCM, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">338 RUM, 3</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">38 Lapua, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">358 STA, 4</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">16 Taylor, </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">416 Rem</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">There are a lot of popular cartridges NOT on this list: 30-06, 260 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag etc. That brings up the question of what are the benefits of being able to run at a higher pressure? I can think of a few:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">1. Not as likely to stretch primer pockets (like I do with the 260 Rem) with higher pressure rated brass.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">2. Higher performance hand loads that burn powder more completely.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">It seems like most of the newer cartridges are going to 65,000 PSI so it must be all good right? Is there a downside?</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 964620, member: 63138"] [SIZE=3]I found a list of cartridge pressures at this website: [/SIZE][URL="http://kwk.us/pressures.html"][SIZE=3]http://kwk.us/pressures.html[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=3] I get to looking and notice that by far most of the cartridges are NOT rated to 65,000 PSI. The ones that are rated at least that high are these: [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]22-250 Rem, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]223 WSSM, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]243 WSSM, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]6mm Rem, 2[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]5 WSSM, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]6.5-06 A-S, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]26 Nosler, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]270 Win, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]270 WSM, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]7mm WSM, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]7mm Wea, 7[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]mm STW, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]300 WSM, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]300 RCM, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]300 Wea, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]300 RUM, 3[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]00 Lapua, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]8mm Rem Mag, 325 WSM, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]338 RCM, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]338 RUM, 3[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]38 Lapua, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]358 STA, 4[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]16 Taylor, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]416 Rem[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]There are a lot of popular cartridges NOT on this list: 30-06, 260 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag etc. That brings up the question of what are the benefits of being able to run at a higher pressure? I can think of a few:[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]1. Not as likely to stretch primer pockets (like I do with the 260 Rem) with higher pressure rated brass.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]2. Higher performance hand loads that burn powder more completely.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]It seems like most of the newer cartridges are going to 65,000 PSI so it must be all good right? Is there a downside?[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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