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First ladder test results
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<blockquote data-quote="Tater1985" data-source="post: 2179924" data-attributes="member: 38019"><p>Great reply, and one that made me realize something i hadnt thought of.</p><p></p><p>I had used the 0000 steel wool and closing the bolt on a bullet seated long method of finding where the lands were. Just kept polishing the marks off and seating it about .005" more each time until i had no more marks when closing the bolt. I also made a dummy case from a fire formed piece of brass to fit my Hornady tool the morning i did the test above. Both yielded a CBTO of approximately 2.200" at the lands. I loaded for the test at CBTO 2.190" (.010" off the lands). I have no plans to seat any closer, only to back off. So i should be good pressure wise.</p><p></p><p>However, i noticedbwhen loading that ladder that i notices very slight crunching of kernels at 41.8, and definite crunching at 42.1, so while i may be able to test a little bit higher in charge weight, i will be running out of room on seating depth if i would happen to find a node up there. (Right?)</p><p></p><p>Ultimately i dont NEED the speed. The gun is for fun, maybe use it for deer from time to time, good chance i would poke a few yotes with it. But mostly just to play at longer distance as i have never had a rifle to do that sort of thing with. I just figured a little extra velocity could only help a little with a less than perfect distance or wind call.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tater1985, post: 2179924, member: 38019"] Great reply, and one that made me realize something i hadnt thought of. I had used the 0000 steel wool and closing the bolt on a bullet seated long method of finding where the lands were. Just kept polishing the marks off and seating it about .005" more each time until i had no more marks when closing the bolt. I also made a dummy case from a fire formed piece of brass to fit my Hornady tool the morning i did the test above. Both yielded a CBTO of approximately 2.200" at the lands. I loaded for the test at CBTO 2.190" (.010" off the lands). I have no plans to seat any closer, only to back off. So i should be good pressure wise. However, i noticedbwhen loading that ladder that i notices very slight crunching of kernels at 41.8, and definite crunching at 42.1, so while i may be able to test a little bit higher in charge weight, i will be running out of room on seating depth if i would happen to find a node up there. (Right?) Ultimately i dont NEED the speed. The gun is for fun, maybe use it for deer from time to time, good chance i would poke a few yotes with it. But mostly just to play at longer distance as i have never had a rifle to do that sort of thing with. I just figured a little extra velocity could only help a little with a less than perfect distance or wind call. [/QUOTE]
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