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Posted: 6/10/2013 3:42:16 PM EDT
| In a nut shell,when I load the recommended amount of powder,the volume fills up to the shoulder/neck area and will have to be compressed to seat the bullet.Will this not cause over pressure issues? |
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Compressed loads are not in themselves dangerous, As long as they are supported with published data. An example is Varget in 223 cases, AA-1680 in 300 blk. For just a couple of examples. Normally a reloading manual will have a * next to the load if it's compressed. Bottom of the page there will be * = compressed load. Tell us what cartridge/bullet/powder and charge for specific help. eta, Almost forgot, welcome to the Reloading Forum.  |
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Some thoughts on compressed loads. They tend to happen when you have a larger diameter bore/bullet size. For instance, when loading .308 Win, they are rare. When loading .358 Win they are common. Same with 30-06 and 35 Whelen. The larger bore size allows a larger expansion ratio for the gas generated by the powder and allows more powder. However, loading from .224 to .243 is not like going to .358. There have been several articles written on the 6x45 and I think Hodgdon printed data in their reloading book. My favorite is the article by Ed Harris entitled "A mild and useful wildcat" His data can be relied upon. If you have data and are starting with starting loads and carefully work up, watching pressures, I would not worry about compressed loads. A final thought: a useful tool when dealing will full cases of powder in the Bonanza funnel with attached drop tube. An alternative is the Sinclair clear drop tube that attaches to the powder measure outlet. Long drop tubes help get quite a bit more powder in a case. I use both and they both work great.
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