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Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1016003" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>Glad you're still with us and in one piece.</p><p>Note that your reloading manual (or most of them) begins each segment describing the characteristics of the cartridge tested. Bullet weight, OAL, case length, etc.. That's the basis of the test data used to list the various loads outlined for that cartridge.</p><p>Even if you used precisely the same dimensions printed in the manual your results would be different. No two rifles provide identical results.</p><p>ALWAYS start low. As you move up, do it in smaller increments. I typically work in increments of .2 grains. Increasing loads a whole grain at a time equates to suicidal acitivity.</p><p>You don't need to push the loads until you get high pressure indications like stiff opening bolt, cases sticking in chamber, marks on case heads, etc.. Avoid falling for the fantasy that hotter faster loads are better; they are not. Those who push the edge of tolerances often find themselves falling over the edge. A detonation is no laughing matter - been there; done that!!!!</p><p>Oh - one other thing.</p><p>If you blew a primer disassemble and flush out your bolt to ensure you don't have pieces of the fragmented primer inside the mechanism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1016003, member: 50867"] Glad you're still with us and in one piece. Note that your reloading manual (or most of them) begins each segment describing the characteristics of the cartridge tested. Bullet weight, OAL, case length, etc.. That's the basis of the test data used to list the various loads outlined for that cartridge. Even if you used precisely the same dimensions printed in the manual your results would be different. No two rifles provide identical results. ALWAYS start low. As you move up, do it in smaller increments. I typically work in increments of .2 grains. Increasing loads a whole grain at a time equates to suicidal acitivity. You don't need to push the loads until you get high pressure indications like stiff opening bolt, cases sticking in chamber, marks on case heads, etc.. Avoid falling for the fantasy that hotter faster loads are better; they are not. Those who push the edge of tolerances often find themselves falling over the edge. A detonation is no laughing matter - been there; done that!!!! Oh - one other thing. If you blew a primer disassemble and flush out your bolt to ensure you don't have pieces of the fragmented primer inside the mechanism. [/QUOTE]
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