Thread: Wilcats and Pressure

OK, I'll have to admit that you have lost me with the first part there, but if 87654 is the lotto numbers I'm going to use my winnings to build a 5lb 375 super magnum that pushes 425gr projectiles @ 4,000 fps and has an infinite barrel life, that way I'll have something clearly superior to anything based on current information...:thumbup:

I know nothing about AR's, but if 40k psi is within the FOS (to use kj's example above) and there is plenty of reliable data on the performance version you would have to go with it wouldn't you?

My main interest/concern is that whatever load is being touted as being superior, but within safe parameters for the given action and brass combination, is just that. If Zeek has created some new super action, surely a statement something like "has been tested to xxxx pressure for xxxx rounds without failure" and the loads developed are xxxx - 10k psi (or whatever margin is deemed prudent) would show that in fact the velocities aren't just achieved by overloading?

If there is such an action out there, surely people aren't going to just blindly buy it/build on it without some sort of hard data?

Or have I missed the point again?

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Originally Posted by The Claw

...... fact the velocities aren't just achieved by overloading?

But where is the point or max to quantify a statement of 'overloading'
Maybe the fast one is 'normal' and the slow one is 'underloaded'?

With no SAAMI data, is the person that has shot 10 rds setting the standard or the person thats shot 500rds in a better position to set it?