Thread: 8208, 168 eldm 16.5” barrel 8 twist questions re max charge etc

Originally Posted by Pommy

If your barrel were extended out to 24" to match the one in the data, the software's predicting that the 42gr load would be producing 2785. Or 2840 at 43gr. I.e. you'd be getting more velocity than either Hornady or Hodgdon/ADI got with an ELD/SMK.

Trusting the "velocity is the best predictor of pressure" approach, that would make me cautious of the 43gr load.

Where or can you still download Gordons Reloading tool thingy? Seems like a good extra "thing" you can use along with comparing multiple published reloading manuals.
I would have expected ADI to be on the warm side but the with Hornady being based in the "land of the litigious" I would have expected theirs to be quite conservative but in this case perhaps the outer way.