fourdollarbill
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Obviously most if not all reloaders work up to a desired load and I understand why.
So the question is - (handgun - straight wall) Do you work up from the suggested starting load or do you work up from the middle or do you work up from the max suggested load data?
Here are a few reasons for me asking this:
Also the "start 10% below max" advice seems too low for some of the slow ball powders.
Note: my only experience has been with 44mag/spl, 357mag, 38spl, 38 SW, 40SW and 45acp. 2400, HP38, H110, Unique, Bullseye, Clays, AA5, AA9
So where do you work up from?
So the question is - (handgun - straight wall) Do you work up from the suggested starting load or do you work up from the middle or do you work up from the max suggested load data?
Here are a few reasons for me asking this:
- I never found a lite load to be accurate.
- Depending on the powder it also seems to be a waste to start in the middle as I always end up near or over max. (with cast bullets too)
- I have never seen common signs of pressure like hard extraction or flat primers with a suggested max.
Also the "start 10% below max" advice seems too low for some of the slow ball powders.
Note: my only experience has been with 44mag/spl, 357mag, 38spl, 38 SW, 40SW and 45acp. 2400, HP38, H110, Unique, Bullseye, Clays, AA5, AA9
So where do you work up from?