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Reloading
How nonsense becomes fact.
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<blockquote data-quote="Creedmoor shooter" data-source="post: 1904011" data-attributes="member: 72601"><p>Jeez guess I've been doing it wrong this whole time! It's pretty much industry standard to work up to what your rifle says is your pressure max. What the people who wrote the manual got in their rifle and what you get in yours will not be the same. I believe they're dumbed down anyway so people who dont know how to read pressure signs dont blow themselves up. Those of us who can actually read the signs only use manuals as a basic guide. All my loads are over "max" in a book but my rifle tells me they're fine and that's where they shoot good. Imo, you should be stopping way before heavy bolt lift. You'll usually see ejector swipes before then, atleast in my experience. Once you see your primers start to get flat then the slightest hint of an ejector mark appears, back it off .5-1 grain and that's your rifles safe max with that particular bullet and powder combo. One also needs to take into account different powders have different temp sensitivities. Those temp sensitive powders can catch you off guard. Dont work up a max load at 32 degrees then expect it to be ok in 90 °f. Pick a good stable powder and run with it.The amateur reloader should definitely stay to the book until they good a really good grasp on this stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Creedmoor shooter, post: 1904011, member: 72601"] Jeez guess I've been doing it wrong this whole time! It's pretty much industry standard to work up to what your rifle says is your pressure max. What the people who wrote the manual got in their rifle and what you get in yours will not be the same. I believe they're dumbed down anyway so people who dont know how to read pressure signs dont blow themselves up. Those of us who can actually read the signs only use manuals as a basic guide. All my loads are over "max" in a book but my rifle tells me they're fine and that's where they shoot good. Imo, you should be stopping way before heavy bolt lift. You'll usually see ejector swipes before then, atleast in my experience. Once you see your primers start to get flat then the slightest hint of an ejector mark appears, back it off .5-1 grain and that's your rifles safe max with that particular bullet and powder combo. One also needs to take into account different powders have different temp sensitivities. Those temp sensitive powders can catch you off guard. Dont work up a max load at 32 degrees then expect it to be ok in 90 °f. Pick a good stable powder and run with it.The amateur reloader should definitely stay to the book until they good a really good grasp on this stuff. [/QUOTE]
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