chamber pressure

  1. JmacD

    Mauser chamber pressure question…

    Can anyone get me any info, or point me to a reliable source on what the actual chamber pressure was in the small ring Mausers? I’ve got one chambered in 250-3000, I’m assuming I’ll be ok if it was 45k or under. I’ve found wildly varying numbers recommended and in various sources about the...
  2. Archie

    I cannot find the information about pressure.

    SAAMI has a list of cartridges and the maximum pressures recommended. The question is, are those pressures firearm dependent? F'instance, several cartridges - I can think of the 7x57mm Mauser, the .257 Roberts and the (Super) .38 Automatic - that show "+p" loads in newer arms or stronger...
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