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Reloading data for 7x57 in strong modern action?
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 902988" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Like usual, you can go to the Hodgdon powder website <a href="http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp" target="_blank">http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp</a> follow their recommendation and keep increasing the load in 0.5gr increments until you start seeing pressure signs. Try using powder that is not temperature sensitive or else you may have to re-check your load next summer (with caution). If the primer is the limitation, you might consider going with mil spec primers that are harder (made for semi auto rifles).</p><p></p><p>Also try to determine how far out you can seat your choice in bullets in the magazine and throat. I recently loaded my first 8x57 loads using the 196gr Hornady HPBT bullet and I was quite surprised that the throat severely limited the OAL of the cartridge. If I am going to stay with this bullet (one of the few that is available in 8mm) then I may need to re-cut the throat deeper by quite a bit so that the magazine becomes the limiting factor. That extra length will probably allow me a reasonable amount more powder in the case which I could use in the 26" barrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 902988, member: 35183"] Like usual, you can go to the Hodgdon powder website [URL]http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp[/URL] follow their recommendation and keep increasing the load in 0.5gr increments until you start seeing pressure signs. Try using powder that is not temperature sensitive or else you may have to re-check your load next summer (with caution). If the primer is the limitation, you might consider going with mil spec primers that are harder (made for semi auto rifles). Also try to determine how far out you can seat your choice in bullets in the magazine and throat. I recently loaded my first 8x57 loads using the 196gr Hornady HPBT bullet and I was quite surprised that the throat severely limited the OAL of the cartridge. If I am going to stay with this bullet (one of the few that is available in 8mm) then I may need to re-cut the throat deeper by quite a bit so that the magazine becomes the limiting factor. That extra length will probably allow me a reasonable amount more powder in the case which I could use in the 26" barrel. [/QUOTE]
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