I have been handloading/reloading for center fire rifles since 1968, and my philosophyb has been, start at the bottom and work up until you find the load the rifle likes the best, then STOP!

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:
I have been handloading/reloading for center fire rifles since 1968, and my philosophyb has been, start at the bottom and work up until you find the load the rifle likes the best, then STOP!

Poor thing!

You have been missing all the fun of blown primers, bolts stuck so hard you need a hammer to open them up, you load a bunch of ammo and go to the range, fire one shot, and find out you cannot shoot any more because you do not have a hammer to open the bolt.

You get to the stage where you even build your new house with an underground shooting range.

This solves a major problem as you load one lot, fire them, and go on from there, rather than load a whole bunch and drive for miles to the range and find every load is over maximum for that rifle.

But, being proper reloaders, you decide to see how to blow up a rifle.

Actually, purposely, blow it up.

So you look for the fastest powder you have, fill up a case with it, seat the heaviest bullet that will fit, tie the whole rifle to a purpose built steel frame, use a length of fishing line, go back 70 yards away and pull the string.

The gun breaks its stock, the bolt cannot be opened.

That did not work so well.

Pick another rifle, smaller caliber but with the same powder capacity, and repeat.

The whole rifle disintegrate into pieces, and you are jumping with joy!

If you have not done any of the above, you are not a proper reloader!

300 Win, I want as much velocity as is reasonable, but accuracy trumps velocity. If I get both....I have a winner! memtb

PS: if you hit that “can of worms” with enough velocity.....it “will” open up!