Mike D Texas
WKR
- Joined
- May 16, 2021
- Location
- North Texas
I can only speak to what I do and what works for me in my rifles.
I do a pressure test “ladder” for every cartridge, powder, bullet combination I shoot. I, like Jake push things to the max. So I work up from a starting load (from Quickload but comparing to other published data) and in crease either .5 grains or 1 grains increments until I get a clicker or stiff extraction. Then I back off 1-2 grains depending on case capacity and work around there.
Many times I exceed book velocities but pockets remain tight and extraction remains easy. Those are my metrics.
I’m not suggesting anyone else do the same but that is what has worked for me for 40 years.
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I do a pressure test “ladder” for every cartridge, powder, bullet combination I shoot. I, like Jake push things to the max. So I work up from a starting load (from Quickload but comparing to other published data) and in crease either .5 grains or 1 grains increments until I get a clicker or stiff extraction. Then I back off 1-2 grains depending on case capacity and work around there.
Many times I exceed book velocities but pockets remain tight and extraction remains easy. Those are my metrics.
I’m not suggesting anyone else do the same but that is what has worked for me for 40 years.
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