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Posted: 2/5/2009 4:27:54 PM EDT
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I am away from my books at the moment or I would look it up my self.
I cant remember off the top of my head but is it acceptable to use load data for a bullet that is heavier in a lighter bullet or is it the other way around? |
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Might be fine. What's your plan if the charge is too light for the heavier bullet? This really isn't a question that would be answered by a reloading manual, and besides, there's also plenty of load data on line to verify your notion. I am actually using a lighter bullet not the heavier one. Is what I have run into is from what I can figure is I am using an uncommon powder (SR-4756) to load my 44MAG. I have several (6 or 7) differnt manuals some are identical in their loading info and others vary greatly and there are a few that vary verry little from each other. The reason for using this powder is due to pure cost I.E: I already use this powder on hand to load some shotgun shells. IN the most recent manual I picked up the Lyman 3rd edition revolver and handgun manual it dosent have load data for the bullet / POwder combo I want to use for the 240gr bullet but does have a load for a 255gn bullet. The load for the 255gr is pretty close ( about 2gn difference) to what the other manuals list for the 240gn bullet. After this powder can is gone I am going to invest in a more common powder that has more load data associated with it and will perhaps be more versital across differnt callibers. |
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Might be fine. What's your plan if the charge is too light for the heavier bullet? This really isn't a question that would be answered by a reloading manual, and besides, there's also plenty of load data on line to verify your notion. I am actually using a lighter bullet not the heavier one. I'll blame it on late night posting while dozing in and out of sleep. You still have to watch the charge weights at the lower end. |
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Might be fine. What's your plan if the charge is too light for the heavier bullet? This really isn't a question that would be answered by a reloading manual, and besides, there's also plenty of load data on line to verify your notion. I am actually using a lighter bullet not the heavier one. I'll blame it on late night posting while dozing in and out of sleep. You still have to watch the charge weights at the lower end. So in other words I should be fine? I added more info to my post for a better idea of what I am running into. |
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