Second opinion please

[09cs]

GEEZ

They look pretty to me. I know without looking at the primers if a load is too hot just by the feel of the rifle responding to the overcharge and by the math in dispensing loads.......

IMHO one should not be loading to the hot side until one knows the warning signals from their weapon......That would be the feel of the Bolt pulling and the release of the brass and cycling of the action. Other subtle signs are the throw distance of the brass changing to either shorter or further due to the brass sealing tighter in the chamber.

Primers are a secondary confirmation and not my primary source of info.

One should know as they are working up loads when to stop prior to primers being the source indicator...or so I would think.

When priming Brass I make note of how tight they are and label the overly loose ones as a last firing or a reject on the spot before loading.

Brass is cheap relative to bolts.......

I was loading on the relatively light side of the listed load. I believe 45 was max, and highest I went was 43.6. As mentioned in my first post, I did not notice any "sticky" bolt feeling or "added recoil". I did not note extra distance from the brass throw, since I catch mine to collect it.

[AandO]

Yes Sir, agreed. That is why I said they looked "PRETTY" to me............

[09cs]

Yes Sir, agreed. That is why I said they looked "PRETTY" to me............

Wasn't sure what you meant by that lol. My bad