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<blockquote data-quote="gray wolf" data-source="post: 272597" data-attributes="member: 15129"><p>I have a bad headache, my foot hurts, and I am tired. So please excuse the shortness of this answer. BUT----</p><p>I am getting a little ticked of at some of the reloading things I am hearing about. Should I care? no-- do I yes--why because I care about people and like to see them stay in one piece with all there body parts.</p><p>Reloading is like learning to swim--you don't row out into the middle of a lake at night all alone and jump in 45 feet of water. It's a learning curve.</p><p>With very heavy <u>underlining </u>of the word <u>learning . </u></p><p><u>First off don't load any powder you don't have verified load data for</u>. <strong>Call the powder maker or confirm it from a good reloading book/books. Don't start off with the he said/she said/ we think possibly it might work or my buddy does it!. Also bullet overall length is not something we just pick out of the air,</strong> and loading to jam does not make us all bench rest shooters. Start with the oal that is recommended for that bullet and that load. Don't pick one out of the air. Start working up your loads with a minimum load and increase from there 1/2 grain at a time. Look for pressure indicators </p><p>( you know what they are right). Someplace between Min. and a little below max you will find a combo that your rifle likes. Perhaps it wont be the best with that powder. Could be ok it's hand loading and experimenting that makes the sport interesting. After you settle on a load you may want to try extending the bullet length out a little bit. First you must find the spot that the ogive just contacts the lands. Not almost or close enough or it looks like it.</p><p>If you loose fit a bullet in a case and seat it and then have to use a rod to push it out--well what the heck is that going to show you? Do you think you wont drive the bullet back in the case and get a false reading. There are tools to do these things--some bought and some home made. But they are not just guessed at.</p><p>Seating to the lands can and does drive pressure up and sometimes can cause a spike and make you wish you stayed home and read a good book</p><p>perhaps a reloading book.</p><p>If you measure bullets from tip to case head you will never get the same reading. I would suggest ogive to case head and that can vary also. Thats why they make comparators. </p><p>I better stop before I loose you here. Please do some reading and stay with the basics until you know what is going on. </p><p>I hope I have rattled your cage enough to help you avoid a mistake.</p><p> </p><p>GW.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gray wolf, post: 272597, member: 15129"] I have a bad headache, my foot hurts, and I am tired. So please excuse the shortness of this answer. BUT---- I am getting a little ticked of at some of the reloading things I am hearing about. Should I care? no-- do I yes--why because I care about people and like to see them stay in one piece with all there body parts. Reloading is like learning to swim--you don't row out into the middle of a lake at night all alone and jump in 45 feet of water. It's a learning curve. With very heavy [U]underlining [/U]of the word [U]learning . [/U] [U]First off don't load any powder you don't have verified load data for[/U]. [B]Call the powder maker or confirm it from a good reloading book/books. Don't start off with the he said/she said/ we think possibly it might work or my buddy does it!. Also bullet overall length is not something we just pick out of the air,[/B] and loading to jam does not make us all bench rest shooters. Start with the oal that is recommended for that bullet and that load. Don't pick one out of the air. Start working up your loads with a minimum load and increase from there 1/2 grain at a time. Look for pressure indicators ( you know what they are right). Someplace between Min. and a little below max you will find a combo that your rifle likes. Perhaps it wont be the best with that powder. Could be ok it's hand loading and experimenting that makes the sport interesting. After you settle on a load you may want to try extending the bullet length out a little bit. First you must find the spot that the ogive just contacts the lands. Not almost or close enough or it looks like it. If you loose fit a bullet in a case and seat it and then have to use a rod to push it out--well what the heck is that going to show you? Do you think you wont drive the bullet back in the case and get a false reading. There are tools to do these things--some bought and some home made. But they are not just guessed at. Seating to the lands can and does drive pressure up and sometimes can cause a spike and make you wish you stayed home and read a good book perhaps a reloading book. If you measure bullets from tip to case head you will never get the same reading. I would suggest ogive to case head and that can vary also. Thats why they make comparators. I better stop before I loose you here. Please do some reading and stay with the basics until you know what is going on. I hope I have rattled your cage enough to help you avoid a mistake. GW. [/QUOTE]
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