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same load/same weight/different vel.

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23 June 2003, 16:11
gfg
same load/same weight/different vel.
have been shooting a 375 h&h with 260 nosler partitions at 2775 fps....loaded some 260 bal.tip
from nosler with same caseings /load /primer/
powder..etc, and they are about 100 fps slower..
at all tempertures..anyone have a clue why that might be,,,,gfg
23 June 2003, 17:21
stubblejumper
Every time you change a component or even change lot numbers of powder,primers,brass or bullets this can happen.As a result you have to retest and possibly adjust the load each time you change a component or even the lot number of powder,primers,brass or bullets.Are the cases ,powder and primers from the same lot?
24 June 2003, 00:59
bjld
The partitions and the ballistic tips are different bullets and would reasonably be expected to offer different resistance to their passage through the bore. This may arise from slightly different diameters, but you might not expect this with bullets from the same manufacturer. Perhaps the jackets are of differing hardnesses? What is likely is that due to the different profiles of these two bullets they have quite different bearing areas in contact with the bore. Pressure=force/area.
Different area=different pressure=different velocity.
24 June 2003, 03:43
<phurley>
Your barrel is telling you how it handles the bullets mentioned. If you are using a chronograph, don't form an opinion with one session, average several shooting sessions with the same loads, then draw your conclusion. A few shots does not an opinion make. [Wink] Good shooting.
24 June 2003, 16:59
denton
Nosler Partitions are stiffer, and harder to form to the barrel, than other bullets. They will ordinarily produce higher pressures, and higher muzzle velocities. Partition loads normally have to be reduced a little.
25 June 2003, 14:03
gfg
THANKS TO YOU ALL THAT POSTED