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<blockquote data-quote="britz" data-source="post: 302254" data-attributes="member: 7865"><p>I think a lot of people are hesitant to give advice on working up a Max load... as they should be. No one should recomend going above the posted max and everyone should use caution when working up loads... with that said some of the signs to look for are printed in every reputable loading manual. These include but are not limited to flatened primers, sticky bolt, notable velocity changes.</p><p></p><p>There are so many variables that will contribute to the differences in manuals... for instance: generally speaking a boat tailed bullet will show signs of increased pressure prior to a flat based bullet, more room in the case will change the pressure, the freebore of the bullet and barrel combination will change pressure.</p><p></p><p>I will not go as far as to say that you absolutely need to find the exact combination printed in a manual in order to start testing... but you need to have the same powder, primer type, bullet weight, and similar design to use as a starting point. A round nose flat based 180 grain will act much differently from a Berger VLD 180 grain! ALWAYS START LOW!</p><p></p><p>you may want to read through the loading section dealing with excessive pressure in your loading manual agian.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="britz, post: 302254, member: 7865"] I think a lot of people are hesitant to give advice on working up a Max load... as they should be. No one should recomend going above the posted max and everyone should use caution when working up loads... with that said some of the signs to look for are printed in every reputable loading manual. These include but are not limited to flatened primers, sticky bolt, notable velocity changes. There are so many variables that will contribute to the differences in manuals... for instance: generally speaking a boat tailed bullet will show signs of increased pressure prior to a flat based bullet, more room in the case will change the pressure, the freebore of the bullet and barrel combination will change pressure. I will not go as far as to say that you absolutely need to find the exact combination printed in a manual in order to start testing... but you need to have the same powder, primer type, bullet weight, and similar design to use as a starting point. A round nose flat based 180 grain will act much differently from a Berger VLD 180 grain! ALWAYS START LOW! you may want to read through the loading section dealing with excessive pressure in your loading manual agian. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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