For anyone who may want to know, or care
Tom
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 10:50 (2455 days ago)
The other day I asked if anyone knew what pressure lever Hornady .454 Casull XTP loads are loaded to. According to the reply I got this morning from Hornady, both the 240 gr. and 300 gr. are loaded to 57,000 CUP, or less. Just a quick FYI.
It's good info from a reliable source...
Huey
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 10:55 (2455 days ago) @ Tom
I love the 454 Casull, just not with factory ammo. It's a Handloader's dream.
Agreed, just because you can go that high
Amede
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 11:05 (2455 days ago) @ Huey
doesnt mean I need a dent in my forehead. (Already have plenty)
Exactly... The joy of being a Handloader instead of a...
Huey
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 11:07 (2455 days ago) @ Amede
Reloader. You can load some down and others up.
I far from being a ballistics expert
Tom
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 12:14 (2455 days ago) @ Amede
but I think the 57,000 is getting up there close to max. I shot the 240 gr thru my .454 right after I got it and they got my attention.
I have 2 loads that I use in the 454 and
Amede
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 12:24 (2455 days ago) @ Tom
they run approx 200 fps less than the factory. Which is weird because the animals I shot didnt complain about it.
Tom, also don't get bogged down worrying about
Gary Reeder
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 15:42 (2455 days ago) @ Tom
the pressure of various cartridges. I don't see any advantage to knowing the pressure levels a certain cartridge runs. If it is a factory round, the levels will be within specs. I leave the worrying to those that are in charge of things like that. I have 70 different cartridges that I have developed thru the years and I have no idea what the pressures are. I leave that to my ballistics expert Sean Harper. He has all the equipment to check pressures and keeps our loading data safe and within specs. And ammunition have the same equipment so why get all frustrated over knowing what the pressure levels are?
Enjoy your guns. Why worry about something you can't change?
Valid point, I was more
Tom
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 15:59 (2455 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
curious than anything else I guess.
AMEN. I used to worry about pressures and
JT Freeman
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 16:07 (2455 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
twist rates. Finally I got smart and just enjoyed shooting. I reload and stay with the load data in the reloading manuals, starting at the low end and work up. Now I enjoy my loading and shooting a lot more.
Never ask, what you really don’t want to know
WB
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Friday, December 06, 2019, 22:44 (2455 days ago) @ Tom
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