LiveLife
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There are many who compete with 9mm major power factor loads but they have done their careful load development using THEIR match pistols/barrels.
Just because you read someone else post on the "internet" gun forum that they shoot over max loads and so you should also without disclosing the workup that's required for YOUR pistol/barrel is irresponsible and not High Road. What if their reloading equipment/practice was such that their loads were .2-.3 gr lighter than actual and your equipment/practice was .2-.3 gr heavier (variations do exist whether wqe like it or not). Then you could be basing your safety on potentially faulty information.
Do you really KNOW that your charges are 5.0 gr or is that what your "consumer" grade scale shows ... I consider even my Ohaus 10-10 scale to be within .1 gr of accuracy which means it could vary the measurements by .1 gr. Sum of our reloading equipment/components/practices may result in variations of powder charges/OAL that may significantly increrase the chamber pressure when the reloaded rounds are fired. For these reasons, I like to use mid-high range load data to give me some buffer "head room". WQhen I do use near/max load data, I carefully do my load workup.
Just because there are experienced race car drivers who can go faster than 200 mph does not mean I want to go that fast. Can I get in the same race car and go over 200 mph? I probably can but I probably will have difficulty making my first banking turn.
Be safe.
Just because you read someone else post on the "internet" gun forum that they shoot over max loads and so you should also without disclosing the workup that's required for YOUR pistol/barrel is irresponsible and not High Road. What if their reloading equipment/practice was such that their loads were .2-.3 gr lighter than actual and your equipment/practice was .2-.3 gr heavier (variations do exist whether wqe like it or not). Then you could be basing your safety on potentially faulty information.
Do you really KNOW that your charges are 5.0 gr or is that what your "consumer" grade scale shows ... I consider even my Ohaus 10-10 scale to be within .1 gr of accuracy which means it could vary the measurements by .1 gr. Sum of our reloading equipment/components/practices may result in variations of powder charges/OAL that may significantly increrase the chamber pressure when the reloaded rounds are fired. For these reasons, I like to use mid-high range load data to give me some buffer "head room". WQhen I do use near/max load data, I carefully do my load workup.
Just because there are experienced race car drivers who can go faster than 200 mph does not mean I want to go that fast. Can I get in the same race car and go over 200 mph? I probably can but I probably will have difficulty making my first banking turn.
Be safe.