460 S&W stuck brass

[Mr.Revolverguy]

Franco,

In my previous post notice I said this was Hodgdon's recommendation and I mentioned it was a 200gr bullet not a 200gr FTX.

I should have been more clear understanding you could not read my mind

Anytime I reload (notice this is my practice for safety reasons) I use the companies recommendation of the powder I choose to use. If the components are not the same between the recipe and what I am using. I will then crack open other reloading manuals (like in this case Hornady) to try and find the exact components I am using. Mainly what I am looking for here is to see how different the starting load is compared between the two. As long as the starting the load is the same I will then start there and work my way to what is most accurate and produces the least spread in my weapon.

 

[Franco]

Thanks. I do something similar. I use mostly Hodgdon powders so I start with their recommended loads but then I also go to the bullet manufacturer's manual regardless whether it's specifically mentioned in the Hodgdon data. I have found that Hodgdon is pretty liberal with their load data and the bullet manufacturers tend to be more conservative. I take the highest safe load listed that is most conservative (I.e. the smaller of the two highest safe loads) and crank back a couple grains to start. It's usually somewhere in the middle range.