Thread: Wilcats and Pressure

Originally Posted by L.R

Spanners you really are talking shit. My 375 Lunatic is at 67,000psi and makes a 400gr projectile go 3035fps. Kiwi Greg's 375 DCM is at ???? Pressure and makes a 425gr projectile go 3080fps.

Kiwi Greg's is at a higher pressure and therefore makes more pressure. End of story.

If its safe of not will depend on what Barnard have designed the action to take. Why don't you call them and ask if they are happy with the pressure Kiwi Greg is putting on his action insted of speculating all this shit.

22-250 and 223 WSSM run the same pressure and get different speeds for the same weight proj, as does 270 and 270 WSM

Fact of the matter is, you;re not even shooting the same chamber/case - so thats a pretty bold statement to make

Regardless of if KG is at a higher pressure or not, can you explain why 67000 was the chosen as the final number? - genuine interest not a dig - because I keep hearing 'overloading' and want to know how we get to a line in the sand that anything over and above is 'overloaded' - This is whats this is all about; Wildcats in general without industry standard data
Was it a accurate load and left at that?
Is it max that the brass will take?
Is it max that the chambering will take?
Is it max the action will take?