Palladan44
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*****DO NOT TRY THIS******
This guy was gutsy enough to do this....was a terrible idea on his part, but it helps support my assumption.
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As I said 2yrs ago, pressure signs are meaningless in straight wall revolver cartridges. Sticky extraction is caused by other factors and primers lie. When Linebaugh and crew did their destructive testing, they had guns blow that showed no "pressure signs" prior to catastrophic failure. How are you going to see pressure signs at 100% safety margin???Pressure signs are NOT meaningless in straight walled pistol cases. If i ever see them, i back a load off until they go away. I tend to see pressure signs at the upper end of published data. FOR EXAMPLE
24 grains of WW 296 in 357 mag under a 158 gr. JHP in my s&w 586 will top hat the primers, and extractions are a bit sticky. With 23.2 grains there is no flattened primers and the brass almost falls out. Ive seen it enough to know it has some validity.
11.2 grains of blue dot in 10mm over 180 grain JHP in my Glock 40 will slightly flatten the primer, and make a larger bulge near the head. Backing it off to 10.8 grains and no such pressure signs.
"Pressure signs" are nowhere near a perfect science, but ive seen enough to know they exist and they tell you something, in certain circumstances. All depends on the combination.
Ive only seen flattened primers in HOT ammunition, or ammunition thats loaded below specs, so if youre seeing flattened primers or having sticky extractions in whats supposed to be a "mild" load, I would seriously re look at the combination.
For what its worth, BB and Underwoods brass shows "pressure signs" letting me know that theyre up there near the limits.
If there is a "magic formula" of powder that burns just right and creates maximum performance without overpresssure, you'd think that the manufacturers of canister powders would want to formulate that themselves and sell it to try to get an edge over the competition....As I said 2yrs ago, pressure signs are meaningless in straight wall revolver cartridges. Sticky extraction is caused by other factors and primers lie. When Linebaugh and crew did their destructive testing, they had guns blow that showed no "pressure signs" prior to catastrophic failure. How are you going to see pressure signs at 100% safety margin???
Further, there's no need for any speculation on the subject of Buffalo Bore and their powder. We KNOW they use non-canister powders because Tim Sundles told us this +20yrs ago on the old Sixgunner.com forum. There's been some speculation as to which powder he uses in the Dangerous Game loads but we think it's a non-canister grade of AA#9.
LOL!!! Yeah, roger that! I'm fine with my pokey-slow 1000fps 200gr. C-P LWFN loads, thanks. It pokes holes through things.I tried it once with equal amounts of HS-6 & AA #5, pretty similar powders, right? Well, I started low and the velocities in the two different applications I tried it in were scary, glad I started low.
This is not a post on how to get more velocity, there is no free lunch, pressure comes along for the ride. I've never tried that again.
Y'all be careful out there, especially if you are trying to equal Buffalo Bore loads at safe pressures.
Wait... are you saying that DOESN'T work? No wonder I'm not a gazillionairre!Trying to read pressure signs in a handgun is about like throwing chicken bones to predict the future.
This guy was gutsy enough to do this....was a terrible idea on his part, but it helps support my assumption.
It's like the speed junkies at the quarter-mile track. They NEED that extra hundredth of a second off their track times. 10.01 isn't good enough, it has to be UNDER 10.00 (I know, a Prius will do that these days but I'm old and remember well when a 10-second 1/4 mile was FAST!) I saw many a blown engine in bikes that the rider's just HAD to get that extra speed out of. I also saw lots of really FAST! bikes and rode a few that weren't sluggish. I had a 1000cc Katana that would turn 10's and under pretty consistently. "Had" being the operative phrase because I blew 3rd gear racing at Bithlo and burned a hole in the top end. I also had a Triumph Tiger that had a hard time getting out of its own way. Also "had" because it was a maintenance nightmare. I learned some lessons from them that apply real good to guns.I don't understand what the big deal is? He used a different bullet and different brass.(nickle extracts easier) How far was the chrono? He tested 7 round and two were not consistent,
Heck just go to the Hodgdon website and use their data. Yes, they used a Nosler bullet and a 10 inch test barrel but go over 1400 FPS
1400 fps doe a little more matter??
canister (n.)Sort of but not really. The point is not 'just' absolutely consistency. The point is consistently very good. If a given lot is particularly slow, it may be mixed with a lot that is particularly fast until they get a desired result. Or maybe the slow lot is not used at all. Then there is the issue of "how much". While your published data may call for a maximum of say 25.0gr of canister grade 296, it may take 26.2gr of a particular blended lot of 297 (non-canister 296) to reach peak velocity and pressure. The point is that you can't really replicate the results without the proper testing equipment.
As an aside, is it me or does it seem like the word "canister" should have two N's???
This guy was gutsy enough to do this....was a terrible idea on his part, but it helps support my assumption.
You're correct. But the first sentence of my o.p. spells it out, and I mentioned in the post that this guy was acting out a terrible idea.Watching that video made me cringe. He got lucky as he just jumped right to an over max loading with no workup at all. He got lucky and maybe doesn’t understand the pressure curve is not linear and that nice Ruger could have grenaded in his hand. Very poor style to post that and not mention all the common sense safety stuff he skipped. That could very well make someone with little experience attempt the same and have drastically different results.
I’m glad it worked for him, and he got what he was after, but at the least he should have included some disclaimers that how he did it was not the correct way to do it.
Jacketed data for a Nosler bullet that no longer exists, no less. Too bad about that, but I'm not surprised it was a slow seller. With two cores, it must have been pricey. Sounds like a nice hunting bullet for a .357 Maximum or a .35 Remington in a Contender. Which is a HUGE market, obvs! /s Not that the continued availability of the bullet matters to the load data...I don't understand what the big deal is? He used a different bullet and different brass.(nickle extracts easier) How far was the chrono? He tested 7 rounds and two were not consistent,
Heck just go to the Hodgdon website and use their data. Yes, they used a Nosler bullet and a 10 inch test barrel but still go over 1400 FPS.
Yup. Just like the shuttle booster O-rings and 3M hearing protection...The big boys like General Dynamics ( St Marks Powder company) make major stuff for the Govt. It has to be right!