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<blockquote data-quote="Mountain Man" data-source="post: 53237" data-attributes="member: 1113"><p>guys,</p><p> first, thanks for the concern. everything is fine, minus one case that wont hold a primer, and a slight ring on the you-know-what (good call Ian). obviously that wasnt my intention. normally when working a new head, i'll keep bumping up until i detect over-pressure sign, then know what the top end is. i wont even use that load, thats just so i know what my powder range is. although going by books is the safe way, it seems any more the newer the book, the lower the loads are. my guess is lawsuits. grab a book from years ago and see what it says about your current load. i agree, accuracy is top priority, but sometimes i get that by going above published weight. i know in my .357, i'm over 2 full grains on max for the current nosler book, however, its shooting tighter groups than anything the book has. no pressure signs exist, and the side note is, its actually half a grain less than max load in my uncles book- where i got the load from- but its dated 1970 something. </p><p></p><p>again, i agree with everything you guys said, i was just testing the range i could work in, and failed to get the signs i was looking for, thus paying the price. sometimes i can get a little more accuracy out of it, sometimes not, but thats just something i do when starting on a new load. first time i've blown a primer though, and although i'd just assume keep it to myself, too many on here were saying they wanted to start reloading. i wanted to throw this out to show you have to watch yourself, and having a few years experience under your belt means nothing. the fact a few of you threw in some small stories just proves my point, and helps the cause of helping others seeking advice. thats what this place is all about, right? </p><p></p><p>gotta go, its time to reload some more. dont worry, i'm backing it off. in fact, what'd i do with that book?...</p><p></p><p>-brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mountain Man, post: 53237, member: 1113"] guys, first, thanks for the concern. everything is fine, minus one case that wont hold a primer, and a slight ring on the you-know-what (good call Ian). obviously that wasnt my intention. normally when working a new head, i'll keep bumping up until i detect over-pressure sign, then know what the top end is. i wont even use that load, thats just so i know what my powder range is. although going by books is the safe way, it seems any more the newer the book, the lower the loads are. my guess is lawsuits. grab a book from years ago and see what it says about your current load. i agree, accuracy is top priority, but sometimes i get that by going above published weight. i know in my .357, i'm over 2 full grains on max for the current nosler book, however, its shooting tighter groups than anything the book has. no pressure signs exist, and the side note is, its actually half a grain less than max load in my uncles book- where i got the load from- but its dated 1970 something. again, i agree with everything you guys said, i was just testing the range i could work in, and failed to get the signs i was looking for, thus paying the price. sometimes i can get a little more accuracy out of it, sometimes not, but thats just something i do when starting on a new load. first time i've blown a primer though, and although i'd just assume keep it to myself, too many on here were saying they wanted to start reloading. i wanted to throw this out to show you have to watch yourself, and having a few years experience under your belt means nothing. the fact a few of you threw in some small stories just proves my point, and helps the cause of helping others seeking advice. thats what this place is all about, right? gotta go, its time to reload some more. dont worry, i'm backing it off. in fact, what'd i do with that book?... -brian [/QUOTE]
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