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Reloading
Case weight?
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<blockquote data-quote="cape cove" data-source="post: 2084163" data-attributes="member: 95503"><p><strong>. Case Capacity:</strong> The default H20 capacity for the 6BR case is 37.80 grains. However, when we measured our fired and full-length sized cases, the H20 capacity was 38.40 grains. This makes a HUGE difference in reported pressures. For initial fire-forming loads, use the 37.80 default figure. After that, measure the ACTUAL volume of your cases as they are actually loaded. Thus, measure the fired case (with fired primer) if you neck-size only. If you full-length size, then size a fired case (leaving the primer in place) and measure its capacity.</p><p></p><p>This is the section I was refering to. Taken from the same link. I'm not siding with one way or another just trying to get some info. That's the reason I asker Mike his take on this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cape cove, post: 2084163, member: 95503"] [B]. Case Capacity:[/B] The default H20 capacity for the 6BR case is 37.80 grains. However, when we measured our fired and full-length sized cases, the H20 capacity was 38.40 grains. This makes a HUGE difference in reported pressures. For initial fire-forming loads, use the 37.80 default figure. After that, measure the ACTUAL volume of your cases as they are actually loaded. Thus, measure the fired case (with fired primer) if you neck-size only. If you full-length size, then size a fired case (leaving the primer in place) and measure its capacity. This is the section I was refering to. Taken from the same link. I'm not siding with one way or another just trying to get some info. That's the reason I asker Mike his take on this. [/QUOTE]
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