OK, so I load up some 223's with 5 shot groups except for the last group:
23.5 gr 5/8" decent group
23.7 gr 1.0" 2 diffrent groups 3/4" apart
23.9 gr 5/4" 2 diffrent groups 1" apart
24.1 gr 1.5" typical grouping, slight sticky not really noticable until after I cratered the primer then thought back that it might have been a "little" stiffer bolt lift
24.3 gr Cratered primers (x2)

Well my question to youse is:
I hit preasure signs at 1.4 graing below book max (5.5% below max)???
Can I load 23.1,23.3,23.4 grains of powder to see if it likes the slower speed?

Sako 75 1:12 bull bbl
LC brass (used several times in a Savage)
Rem 6.5 primers

Reloading steps:
One Shot lube
FL resized
tumble in media for 8 hours
clean primer pocket, flash hole, wipe down with dry cloth
seat primer
throw charge
load bullet

no one knows?

don't know what kind of signs you're seeing, but if it is just primer signs, and not case head expansion, i'd change primers. try remmy 7 1/2

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Originally posted by Rine Everett:
LC brass (used several times in a Savage)

I've always read to use new or once-fired (in your rifle) brass when working up loads.

quote:

Originally posted by Rine Everett:
...Can I load 23.1,23.3,23.4 grains of powder to see if it likes the slower speed?...

Yes.