Thread: A word for the wise from the complacent

Originally Posted by 6.5 CRD

Highly dependent on alot of factors. Assuming book max is going to be the actual max in any rifle is not a good idea. All it takes is a chamber with tighter tolerances than a sloppy factory and some brass with a couple grains less capacity than the brass used for the book data and all of a sudden your grain over max is more like 5 grains over. Short of having proper pressure testing gear, Velocity is always going to be the best indicator of pressure.

Correct 2650fps is what it measured on the chrono which seems pretty damn hot for 2208 in a 16” barrel it is a custom cut chamber to not factory

Grt suggests the pressure was at 81k psi based on velocity

Almost a right of passage when reloading. Good you didn’t damage yourself or gear.

And a reason to keep the beer fridge door closed when you start loading in case you get tempted.


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Originally Posted by Dicko

Almost a right of passage when reloading. Good you didn’t damage yourself or gear.

And a reason to keep the beer fridge door closed when you start loading in case you get tempted.


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I was just about to say the same about the beer.
Makes me shudder when I see pictures of guys reloading with a beer on the bench.

The less complicated you make life, and the less different cartridges you load/powders&bullets for each, the less likely it is that you'll have any problems.

[QUOTE=gimp;1652540]The less complicated you make life, and the less different cartridges you load/powders&bullets for each, the less likely it is that you'll have any problems.[/QUOTE

I only use 2208 and reloaded 26 150eldx 150lrab and 175 bergers this other box was one I thought I’d sent back with a friends rifle my bad clutter around the bench is bad for sure

Originally Posted by Kelton

Originally Posted by gimp

The less complicated you make life, and the less different cartridges you load/powders&bullets for each, the less likely it is that you'll have any problems.

I only use 2208 and reloaded 26 150eldx 150lrab and 175 bergers this other box was one I thought I’d sent back with a friends rifle my bad clutter around the bench is bad for sure

I mean I can't really talk, I have at last count something like 15 different typres of .223 bullets sitting there. The big red stack of 80 ELDMs is pretty hard to mistake though

Originally Posted by gimp

I mean I can't really talk, I have at last count something like 15 different typres of .223 bullets sitting there. The big red stack of 80 ELDMs is pretty hard to mistake though

You realise that TAHR has 14,638 223 projectiles on his bench awaiting a try out.

You can't go wrong if you only have what your loading out on the bench.
You only have to put the wrong powder in the wrong container once as it makes ya cry when having to tip it out!
As for a beer on the bench, as my 93 year old mum says, moderation son!

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Not long after I started loading I mixed most of a tub w760 into a brand new tub of 2209. That was when powder was near on impossible to come by too. Expensive exercise, but haven’t had two bottles open at once since

Originally Posted by Missalot

Not long after I started loading I mixed most of a tub w760 into a brand new tub of 2209. That was when powder was near on impossible to come by too. Expensive exercise, but haven’t had two bottles open at once since

You only should do it once!

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Originally Posted by Missalot

Not long after I started loading I mixed most of a tub w760 into a brand new tub of 2209. That was when powder was near on impossible to come by too. Expensive exercise, but haven’t had two bottles open at once since

Were the granules not different enough to be able to pick them out?

Originally Posted by longshot

Were the granules not different enough to be able to pick them out?

I did try running it through a kitchen sieve hoping the w760 would drop out the bottom but after an unsuccessful hour of that I decided that wasn’t going to work, so put the bottle in the farm burn drum, loaded it up with rubbish on top, chucked a match in and stood back. Took a while for the flames to get down to it but when it did she was fairly impressive. I was standing back 50m and that was only just far enough

Yeah, regardless of the powder charge the book says is max, for that sort of velocity in a 16” with the 150s its got to be a fair nudge over saami max. Then you accidently stick a 162 in front of it, no wonder the brass looks like that. Could have been alot worse!

Yip it appears my chamber behaves like (for arguments sakes) a tikka chamber
would if it was 3 4 grains over book max cross checking velocity’s at 42 grains the brass looks fine and the bolt lift is fine but the velocity tells a different storey I’ll call it a very efficient chamber uses less powder