Thread: Use LPP as a substitution

Originally Posted by brick118

I was thinking reload some 308 win using LPP and try them in my tikka t3 22inch barrel. Can I use low power load to avoid the pressure issue?

"Low power" rifle loads are probably still gonna be higher pressure than hot pistol loads. 308 Winchester is a 60,000 psi cartridge. 45 ACP (which uses LPP's) is 19,000 psi. 44 Magnum (which uses LPM's) is 36,000 psi. So unless you're gonna reduce your loads >50% in terms of pressure, I'd say you're asking for trouble.

Trail boss for subsonic loads MIGHT be low pressure enough to do safely. But then again rifles tend to give primers a much stronger whack than pistols (either that or they tend to have more firing pin protrusion), so your chances of piercing one are probably still gonna be up there.

The fact you needed to ask suggests you shouldn't be considering it. IMO, you should buy factory ammo for now until you can get the right primers.