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Reloading- What pressure signs do you stop at?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 2765934" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>As far as setting up a load or round for my rifles. The one's I ran up were belted mag. Several of them are 5grs+ over reloading manuals hot load. I normally use Fed 210 primers in my rifles. (nothing over 338WM) The first time I increase the powder loads I went up .1gr at a time. Learn that if my were in the 70gr area for powder, I could go up at .5gr increase at a time. I only load 1 case per increase. I stop before heavy bolt lift, or ejector marks. I watch my primers for signs. I stop at flatten primers, just at creating the primers. No ejector marks. I am close. No heavy bolt lift either. Velocity and grouping is my goal. The other is I don't use double base powders either if I can help it. Generally I use a 26" barrel length or longer. Not all, but most. Double based powder I have found to be Temp Sensitivity. </p><p>Back to primers: I watch or look at each fired case with the powder increase on what the primer is doing. I feel I can read my primers, because I have been doing this for over 23yrs now. Most of my brass is Winchester. I had found out a long time ago, that the case were lighter. The weigth varied, but I group them. </p><p>Persently I am changing to Peterson, or Lapua brass. So I will have to workup new load for them. I do lose primer pockets in about 10 to 12 firing. No case separations at the base, nor split necks except only now or them. Primer pocket is my biggest lose of cases. </p><p>Once I develop a load for that rifle I stay with it. That's geared to what I am going to hunt for animals size. I am not a big fan of heavy bullets, and at the same time my range is 500yds or very close to that. I don't use Mag primers either. I have some, but generally don't use them. I do believe in trying different primers to see what the rifle likes, along with all the other tricks. I also felt like that Fed 210 match primers were a little hotter that just Fed 210 primers. Those primers I had the best luck with. </p><p>I do believe that the people that are putting out reload manuals data, have to stay within a very safe range. To many brainless people out there. </p><p>It's been a great discission here on pressure signs on primers. I am going to look into that PressureTrace Internal Ballistics System. Beside who dies with the most toys wins. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 2765934, member: 101791"] As far as setting up a load or round for my rifles. The one's I ran up were belted mag. Several of them are 5grs+ over reloading manuals hot load. I normally use Fed 210 primers in my rifles. (nothing over 338WM) The first time I increase the powder loads I went up .1gr at a time. Learn that if my were in the 70gr area for powder, I could go up at .5gr increase at a time. I only load 1 case per increase. I stop before heavy bolt lift, or ejector marks. I watch my primers for signs. I stop at flatten primers, just at creating the primers. No ejector marks. I am close. No heavy bolt lift either. Velocity and grouping is my goal. The other is I don't use double base powders either if I can help it. Generally I use a 26" barrel length or longer. Not all, but most. Double based powder I have found to be Temp Sensitivity. Back to primers: I watch or look at each fired case with the powder increase on what the primer is doing. I feel I can read my primers, because I have been doing this for over 23yrs now. Most of my brass is Winchester. I had found out a long time ago, that the case were lighter. The weigth varied, but I group them. Persently I am changing to Peterson, or Lapua brass. So I will have to workup new load for them. I do lose primer pockets in about 10 to 12 firing. No case separations at the base, nor split necks except only now or them. Primer pocket is my biggest lose of cases. Once I develop a load for that rifle I stay with it. That's geared to what I am going to hunt for animals size. I am not a big fan of heavy bullets, and at the same time my range is 500yds or very close to that. I don't use Mag primers either. I have some, but generally don't use them. I do believe in trying different primers to see what the rifle likes, along with all the other tricks. I also felt like that Fed 210 match primers were a little hotter that just Fed 210 primers. Those primers I had the best luck with. I do believe that the people that are putting out reload manuals data, have to stay within a very safe range. To many brainless people out there. It's been a great discission here on pressure signs on primers. I am going to look into that PressureTrace Internal Ballistics System. Beside who dies with the most toys wins. 😂 [/QUOTE]
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