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