Thread: How hard do you typically push your loads?

Originally Posted by Frogfeatures

We must be twins !

Triplets

Usually start with a ladder from moderate to top end loads plus a bit (after consulting several different load manuals) over a chrony to find max safe load. Then run some groups just under the max loading till I find the sweet spot, fine tune the col and jump. Keep detailed notes Accuracy rules, but speed is goooood. Being greedy I want both

My Lever's are used for hunting and 2" groups are all I need from them. I don't shoot far either and because they are all oldish and I don't want excessive wear they get run at about 1-2 gr under book max value. (2-3 gr under in the old books)
I start at min then go in .5 gr steps then drop to .3 gr steps as I get to my finish point. i then run another 2-3 shots in about .3 gr steps up to about 1 gr over and check for issues. this way i know i have some safety margin for temp or minor error.

my bolt action 243 is custom with good brass et. I'm a bit more bullish and start at mid range and end up at book max. I then go another 0.5-1gr over in.3gr steps just to prove to myself I have some margin left. ie 105-108gr at 3000 fps.
i reload for cost and bullet selection.
Zq

For my big rifles i need the speed and energy to reach way out there and still have 1/2 MOA accuracy or better with a near max book powder charge.
Other mates I reload for is a safe medium charge with lot better accuracy than factory ammo at a cheaper price. They will go through 100 rounds in a year or three, compared to me I’ll do that in half a day.

Originally Posted by Mathias

Flat out until I shag the brass then back her off a bit. I'm a self confessed velocity hound

Thats me too. I load until I get pressure signs and then back off until things look right again. Then fiddle with seating depth until they shoot well. If they don't go fast enough I change powder. I get through quite a bit of brass and have a lot of partly used pots of powder I'm your geriatric hoon.

One famous ex forum member from the other pub used to keep track of his brass firings by counting the stamp marks on them

(I don’t endorse this)

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

One famous ex forum member from the other pub used to keep track of his brass firings by counting the stamp marks on them

(I don’t endorse this)

Another was apparently known to fill the case to the top, seat a projectile then pull it to get more powder in on top of the now compressed stuff!

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

One famous ex forum member from the other pub used to keep track of his brass firings by counting the stamp marks on them

(I don’t endorse this)

Ok, is a stamp mark is an extractor mark, or something else?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Another was apparently known to fill the case to the top, seat a projectile then pull it to get more powder in on top of the now compressed stuff!

Thats Crazy Man

Originally Posted by 40mm

I started at 60g then worked up in 30g increments until the dam thing did a back flip. Which happened at 90g....
muzzle flash was fairly accurately judged to be about the size of a mini.
That sent 60 wheel nuts on a trajectory to quickly convert a car bonnet into a large cheese grater.

Pics please

Originally Posted by northdude

Triplets

I bet you guys don't don't look anything like me, I'd certainly hope so. My real twin doesn't.

Originally Posted by marky123

Pics please

Seconded

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I bet you guys don't don't look anything like me, I'd certainly hope so. My real twin doesn't.

But aren’t you good looking, sauve, debonair. ?


One of us has to be, and it sure ain’t me

Originally Posted by northdude

Triplets

Damn it! our father must "have been" an old merchant!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Another was apparently known to fill the case to the top, seat a projectile then pull it to get more powder in on top of the now compressed stuff!

you mean thats not the right way to do it