stan68 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Excuse my ignorance but what is classed as a hot load? I use norma 75g ballistic tips in my Tikka T3 243 varmint. Is this classed as a hot load?? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 no its not, basically its mostly used for reloaded ammo that is going pretty fast so something like 55grn at close to 4000fps would be a hot .243 load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 There is no set definition but in the main its one that is beyond exepted pressure limits. For instance many experianced handloaders will exceed the published maximum book loads by some margin that is what many call a hot load and is my take on it. If someone says "this is my load but it's a bit hot" do not just feed it in your gun you need to understand what your doing very clearly and work up to it looking for pressure signs (not ever a newby load) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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