Originally Posted By: youngdonSo why would you tell him its OK to go over book max loads Ackman,
******Because it's true. Book max is a rough guideline, not gospel.
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I think any experienced loader knows that books differ, sometimes by a little sometimes more knowing when you can go over is something that should be made through an experienced eye.
******* Yes they can differ by a just little or by a huge amount....read some of the manuals from 20yrs ago. And they all use a different combination of barrel and components, and powder which can change from not-at-all to quite a bit quite between lots. And none of those manual loads are through the same gun as you or I.
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You should know that pressure signs are not always evident on some cartridges with some loads untill they become dangerous.
******** Maybe you can give an example. Specifically with the 22-250? which is what this thread's about.
After all people do read this stuff and repeat it.
About pressure signs.....this stuff isn't difficult to see, it doesn't take a lot to understand what they are. You want to argue with someone, you picked the wrong person. I know what I'm talking about and can back up anything I say.