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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1721417" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>I have both editions of that Lee manual. I use its recipes all the time, generally in conjunction with the Lyman and Hodgden manuals. Lee does a lot of their own research on load data, and is pretty accurate. As to being too conservative, they publish the pressure data, and its 59,208psi average with a 47.5 max load for the (generic) 165 grain bullet. The SAAMI MAP is listed as 60,191psi. When the pressure data is published, that's a good indicator of how close they are to absolute max charges. Keep in mind that the data is for the generic 165 grain bullet, though. I saw that you had worked up from lower charges, and if you're not seeing signs of pressure, you're almost certainly ok with your charge. Just watch for pressure when Summer gets there again, because outside temperature has an effect on pressure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1721417, member: 60453"] I have both editions of that Lee manual. I use its recipes all the time, generally in conjunction with the Lyman and Hodgden manuals. Lee does a lot of their own research on load data, and is pretty accurate. As to being too conservative, they publish the pressure data, and its 59,208psi average with a 47.5 max load for the (generic) 165 grain bullet. The SAAMI MAP is listed as 60,191psi. When the pressure data is published, that's a good indicator of how close they are to absolute max charges. Keep in mind that the data is for the generic 165 grain bullet, though. I saw that you had worked up from lower charges, and if you're not seeing signs of pressure, you're almost certainly ok with your charge. Just watch for pressure when Summer gets there again, because outside temperature has an effect on pressure. [/QUOTE]
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