Thread: Testing a conventional approach to load development

Thank you. Your velocity guess is pretty good.


Observationally, there are many many people (including myself historically) loading over book max on this forum based on the "safe" approach of "working up" and observing pressure signs. Some of these loads/speeds posted are clearly well in excess of SAAMI max pressures for the respective cartridge.

I would hypothesise that of the 2 methods:

1. ignore book data and work up til you get "pressure signs"

or

2. stick below book max and work to a target velocity based on book max


#1 will result in more people running higher pressures than #2