Pooner_SW

Thanks for responding, 100% agree, no pressure signs on the primer, just lots of marks on the bottom of the case. He tells me the Bolt is quite resistant to close before firing on these particular rounds. He is going to try and re-chamber some brasss after work this evening and see if they are still chambering correctly. I know he also has some hornady brass so will see suggest he fires that with the same load for comparison. Fortunately, there is no swelling of the case. a bit more testing and development is required i think.

Afternoon All, My Shooting Buddy has started to increase his charge on his .223 Rem and if it makes a difference he is firing a Remington 700. I think he is showing signs of over-pressure on his Once-Fired Lapua Cases. It may be false positives but if anyone who is an expert would like to comment on the below photo it would be most appreciated. He tells me the charge is within his Load-Data but very close to Max Charge There looks like Ejector Wipe although it is present all the way around rather than just the Bolt Throw Movement, there also looks like there may possibly be Ejector Marks as well. He has the Ogive very close to his lands Any help or advice would be great.

Ahh I see...thanks for the offer though!! I'm driving past sportsmans in exeter tomorrow PM so am gonna have a gander in there Thays my thinking regards the slower loads. Hornady 10th give 42.2 as the starting load for some reason. I am obviously no expert but I suppose there may have been a spec change somewhere between the 2 publications.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one..I thought I was a bad person..missus think i have one rifle and the O/U and the HMR I borrow from a 'Friend'..apparently I have very nice friends 🤣

yep, nearly as far South as you can go..theres a couple of decent RFD's within an hour of me but nothing major.

In the Helston/Camborne Area for my sins!!

Yeah I know, I originally decided (after much deliberation) to use Sierra TGK 90Gr Bullet Heads which I ordered a box off from Mc'Avoy Guns. RL19 gave me the best spread of charges when combined with that particular Bullet Head, so i went and purchased some RL19 in preparation only to then get an email from Mc'Avoy that they had run out of the 90Gr TGK's and would ship them when they come back in stock (Hopefully next week). So I took a trip to my local RFD who didnt have the greatest selection of Bullet Heads of a similar weight. Hence the Hornady 87Gr V-max @ £24.00 for 100. Although not the greatest room for adjustment on the powder. I had the Load Data so could make RL19 work with both Bullets I originally wanted to use a Hodgdon Powder but according to my local RFD that isn't available in the UK anymore?

Hmm, not a nice sight at the range in either instance...thanks for explaining the issues a light load may give. Definitely not a situation anyone wants to be in!!

Evening all, Thanks for the answers btw, Yeah, I wasn't too sure on the accuracy of the dipper so did buy a scale to confirm weights. I used 42.2gr as per the min charge in the Hornady Load Data rather than a 10% reduction as Lee stated. Again, being new to reloading I didnt want to use a load that was too light as that has it's own issues - so I have read anyway. The 10% figure was making me doubt the Hornady load data!!!

Hello Everyone, New to the forums and new to reloading so hoping someone can help I have just reloaded my first batch of 87Gr V-Max @ Min Load of 42.2Gr and it went quite well I have to say (I hope anyway) According to the Hornady Reloading Manual, I have 42.2Gr starting load and a max load of 45.5Gr of RL19 However, in the Lee Manual and with the Lee Dippers it states I should reduce my max pressure loads by 10%. So, please feel free to correct me if i'm wrong but 45.5 - 10% = 40.95 40.95Gr is obviously lower than the 42.2Gr Starting Load in the Hornady Manual It would be really helpful if anyone could shed some light on this... Poon