KegCommando
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I've wanted a new load book for a couple months now, and based on another thread of mine, I went and got some new bullets to experiment.
So, my current book doesn't have enough data for some of the bullets I got, which finally prompted me to trek on over to the store.
When I leafed through two of the books, I looked the load I am most familiar with and was kinda shocked to find that they were listed as max loads.
I didn't buy a book and went home to check out mine to verify, and based on my older data, I was at about the middle of the range.
I know I've been a bad boy and haven't gotten newer manuals to keep up with possible changes in a manufacturer's powder, but I haven't noticed signs of excessive pressure.
Oh, for the record, it was W-231.
So did the powder become that much more potent over the years, or have the books become more cautious?
If the books have become more conservative, is there one that hasn't, or one that is the least? Unfortunately I didn't make note of which two I looked at. I just jumped to the .380 section since my current book has almost zero data for that, but I also need one that has a better selection of 9mm 147gr data which is prompted me to go to the store in the first place.
Thanks!
So, my current book doesn't have enough data for some of the bullets I got, which finally prompted me to trek on over to the store.
When I leafed through two of the books, I looked the load I am most familiar with and was kinda shocked to find that they were listed as max loads.
I didn't buy a book and went home to check out mine to verify, and based on my older data, I was at about the middle of the range.
I know I've been a bad boy and haven't gotten newer manuals to keep up with possible changes in a manufacturer's powder, but I haven't noticed signs of excessive pressure.
Oh, for the record, it was W-231.
So did the powder become that much more potent over the years, or have the books become more cautious?
If the books have become more conservative, is there one that hasn't, or one that is the least? Unfortunately I didn't make note of which two I looked at. I just jumped to the .380 section since my current book has almost zero data for that, but I also need one that has a better selection of 9mm 147gr data which is prompted me to go to the store in the first place.
Thanks!
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