A good buddy was doing some load testing over the weekend with several rifles and one has us baffled.
Remington 700 in 300 win mag step loaded using win brass, cci primers, barnes 180 grain ttsx's, hogdon 4831. Published max I believe is 73 grains of powder and at 69 grains he is getting stuck cases. Bolt lift is normal, chambering of rounds were normal. I looked over the brass and there is no sign of any obvious markings on case body or rim. Primers look normal.
He could not pull out by hand and had to use the ole 2x4 to get them out.
He did not have a chronograph with him but what else are we missing here?
Any thoughts?
Remington 700 in 300 win mag step loaded using win brass, cci primers, barnes 180 grain ttsx's, hogdon 4831. Published max I believe is 73 grains of powder and at 69 grains he is getting stuck cases. Bolt lift is normal, chambering of rounds were normal. I looked over the brass and there is no sign of any obvious markings on case body or rim. Primers look normal.
He could not pull out by hand and had to use the ole 2x4 to get them out.
He did not have a chronograph with him but what else are we missing here?
Any thoughts?