Thread: Pressure Signs in the 6.5x47

If no one ever mentioned pressure then it would be a lot safer. You are just comparing one made up number with another. Pressure is stress.

Brass strain is the result of stress. Too much stress and you get too much strain. If you are not getting brass strain, you are not getting a lot of stress. Pressure creates stress, stress creates strain. Pressure is homogeneous. Stress does not always come from pressure. If the case fails to grip the chamber wall you get massive stress on the bolt lugs without a lot of pressure.

A chronograph tells you more than anything else. You will see max pressure over the chronograph with 6.5x47L before you see any strain, at least with 2209 anyway.