Poodleshooter
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Has anyone played around with compression in these rather bulky powders?
In 7mmRem Mag, the max load for this powder just tops out at 79grs. This load applies for bullets from 100grs-160 or so. So apparently this would indicate that the bulk of the powder is the limiting factor,rather than pressure. In playing around with the drop tube last night,as well as vibrating the case to settle the charge, I was able to get 83grs in the case and still keep the powder level below the base of the neck of the case.
So has anyone pushed this powder a little further in a large magnum loading with lighter bullets? As a slow powder, it seems that it might be fairly safe to experiment with.
In 7mmRem Mag, the max load for this powder just tops out at 79grs. This load applies for bullets from 100grs-160 or so. So apparently this would indicate that the bulk of the powder is the limiting factor,rather than pressure. In playing around with the drop tube last night,as well as vibrating the case to settle the charge, I was able to get 83grs in the case and still keep the powder level below the base of the neck of the case.
So has anyone pushed this powder a little further in a large magnum loading with lighter bullets? As a slow powder, it seems that it might be fairly safe to experiment with.