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I was wondering if the loads I'm working up today are going to be a problem, or not. I decided on using Lake City brass because of the extra thickness and because I have the most of it than anything else. The extra thickness has sort of become an issue, though...
I'm using 68gr Hornady "Match" HPBTs (which, I want to add, are the most consistent bullets I've ever seen) and IMR 4064. The range of throw on 4064 (according to the Hogdon website) is 22.5gr to 24gr and it acknowledges that the 24gr throw is a compressed load. I chose to throw 23 grains, as I've never used this powder before, didn't want to risk throwing too low (and not cycling my AR) and didn't want to "push the envelope" on the pressures by throwing too high. The only problem is that I can hear the powder compressing, even at 23gr (I think, due to the extra thickness of the Military brass)...
Is this going to be an issue? Should I back off to somewhere between 22.5gr and 22.8gr, maybe?
(I searched)
I was wondering if the loads I'm working up today are going to be a problem, or not. I decided on using Lake City brass because of the extra thickness and because I have the most of it than anything else. The extra thickness has sort of become an issue, though...
I'm using 68gr Hornady "Match" HPBTs (which, I want to add, are the most consistent bullets I've ever seen) and IMR 4064. The range of throw on 4064 (according to the Hogdon website) is 22.5gr to 24gr and it acknowledges that the 24gr throw is a compressed load. I chose to throw 23 grains, as I've never used this powder before, didn't want to risk throwing too low (and not cycling my AR) and didn't want to "push the envelope" on the pressures by throwing too high. The only problem is that I can hear the powder compressing, even at 23gr (I think, due to the extra thickness of the Military brass)...
Is this going to be an issue? Should I back off to somewhere between 22.5gr and 22.8gr, maybe?
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