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No load data for Lapua, plenty for Winchester, Remington and federal
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<blockquote data-quote="jpfrog" data-source="post: 2499626" data-attributes="member: 32525"><p>As mentioned before, hand loading for rifle is not like loading for shotgun or like opening a cookbook and choosing a recipe for an entree. Every rifle is different and will produce different velocities and pressure, and the minimum charge weight is a starting point because it has been deemed as safe by corporate lawyers. I have never paid attention to the brass used by loading manuals. Or the primer. I look at bullet and powder weights.</p><p></p><p>On a new rifle with new brass, start at the minimum load listed for your powder and bulllet type/weight. Go up from there- every rifle will be different. I have said that twice now, because it is important to understand.</p><p></p><p>As you get better and more experienced, you can start adjusting your starting loads based on your knowledge of your components and how they behave in your rifle. If you decide to dump your Lapua brass because nobody lists it in their loading manual, I might suggest giving up hand loading altogether. Lapua is the best, and is expensive, and publishers of loading manuals aren't going to use it. They use the most widely available brass they can find, which is often cheapest, and do not do brass prep. Piece to piece, their brass will have different capacity even from the same lot. That's why the starting loads are so low and safe. Lapua is VERY consistent from piece to piece within a lot. Your work on prep will be much less than on the lower quality brass, and your loads will be better/more consistent in velocity, which will be quite noticeable on paper down range. If you want to skip all the safety and testing/tuning, just buy factory ammo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpfrog, post: 2499626, member: 32525"] As mentioned before, hand loading for rifle is not like loading for shotgun or like opening a cookbook and choosing a recipe for an entree. Every rifle is different and will produce different velocities and pressure, and the minimum charge weight is a starting point because it has been deemed as safe by corporate lawyers. I have never paid attention to the brass used by loading manuals. Or the primer. I look at bullet and powder weights. On a new rifle with new brass, start at the minimum load listed for your powder and bulllet type/weight. Go up from there- every rifle will be different. I have said that twice now, because it is important to understand. As you get better and more experienced, you can start adjusting your starting loads based on your knowledge of your components and how they behave in your rifle. If you decide to dump your Lapua brass because nobody lists it in their loading manual, I might suggest giving up hand loading altogether. Lapua is the best, and is expensive, and publishers of loading manuals aren’t going to use it. They use the most widely available brass they can find, which is often cheapest, and do not do brass prep. Piece to piece, their brass will have different capacity even from the same lot. That’s why the starting loads are so low and safe. Lapua is VERY consistent from piece to piece within a lot. Your work on prep will be much less than on the lower quality brass, and your loads will be better/more consistent in velocity, which will be quite noticeable on paper down range. If you want to skip all the safety and testing/tuning, just buy factory ammo. [/QUOTE]
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