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<blockquote data-quote="SageRatShooter" data-source="post: 2130789" data-attributes="member: 100099"><p>Tiny Tim - interesting question, haven't seen any data on this but it seems to reason that as you increase the neck tension you would get diminishing returns in bullet grip. So for example, 2 thou vs 1 thou (doubling tension) might double grip but 4 thou vs 2 thou (again doubling) might only increase grip by 50%, etc. until eventually you hit the yield wall and get no more increases in grip no matter how much the tension increases. I do not have any data thats just my theory. I think the key is it doesn't matter what the grip is so long as it works for your rifle and is proven shooting a ladder with a reasonable range of tensions. The goal to get the grip circumferentially uniform around the bullet and also the same on average from cartridge to cartridge, obviously within reason. I typically hear my bench rest buddies running almost 0 to 1 thou (just enough to hang onto the bullet - these are single fed actions so no rounds in a magazine subjected to multiple recoils) general LR rigs mag fed running 2 thou and some guys recommending 3 to 4 for heavy mags so the bullet stays at the correct CBTO in the rounds in the magazine that will be subjected to several recoils.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SageRatShooter, post: 2130789, member: 100099"] Tiny Tim - interesting question, haven't seen any data on this but it seems to reason that as you increase the neck tension you would get diminishing returns in bullet grip. So for example, 2 thou vs 1 thou (doubling tension) might double grip but 4 thou vs 2 thou (again doubling) might only increase grip by 50%, etc. until eventually you hit the yield wall and get no more increases in grip no matter how much the tension increases. I do not have any data thats just my theory. I think the key is it doesn't matter what the grip is so long as it works for your rifle and is proven shooting a ladder with a reasonable range of tensions. The goal to get the grip circumferentially uniform around the bullet and also the same on average from cartridge to cartridge, obviously within reason. I typically hear my bench rest buddies running almost 0 to 1 thou (just enough to hang onto the bullet - these are single fed actions so no rounds in a magazine subjected to multiple recoils) general LR rigs mag fed running 2 thou and some guys recommending 3 to 4 for heavy mags so the bullet stays at the correct CBTO in the rounds in the magazine that will be subjected to several recoils. [/QUOTE]
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