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Message started by BM1455 on Nov 7th, 2016 at 9:12pm

Title: Re: Brass variations?
Post by Parashooter on Nov 7th, 2016 at 11:41pm
To quote from NRA's "Handloading" book, "A satisfactory rule of thumb is to decrease the charge weight in the heavier cases by 12 percent of the difference in case weights."

Doing so should ensure that pressure in the heavier cases is not greater than was experienced in the lighter cases with the original charge, although velocity may differ.

A somewhat more scientific approach is adjusting the charge to maintain the same chronographed velocity. Resulting pressure should be close enough for safety unless there's an abnormally large difference in case weights (more than ~20%).

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