Thread: 7mm08 loads and a short barrel

Originally Posted by John Duxbury

Max isn't a brick wall that everybody runs into at the same place. If I had over 70k psi, there would be signs no matter what brand of brass.

I know i have personally been up over 70k and the brass has shown no signs of pressure at all, hence why anyone that has a thorough understanding of internal ballistics will tell you "pressure signs" on brass is a terribly unreliable way of judging pressure.

Where would you suppose you are getting your extra 100fps from then if not extra pressure? You have a given set of metrics as far as barrel length, propellant characteristics and projectile weight. Im not trying to be a dick, genuinely interested