Thanks for the detailed reply. Certainly no intent to challenge any of your findings. If it came across that way, apologies. I geek out over the reloading and always looking to learn. Being over pressure has been the most challenging thing to understand. There are certainly so many variables...
Based on my recent experience with a Christensen 20" barrel and my opinion, based on listening and talking to people way smarter than me when it comes to reloading, is even though you aren't seeing signs of pressure, I'd bet that load at 3033 fps load is over SAAMI pressure. And that's been...
Sure, I will say this is my opinion and experience. I've had people try and argue with me and I'm not interested or willing to expend energy with that.
The 160 AB was going 2930 FPS. I have nothing but praise for the AB and Partitions and wouldn't hesitate to shoot or recommend them to anyone...
I know the post is old and I'm late to the party. I had a 280AI built in 2013. I also struggled to get the 140 accubonds to be as accurate as I wanted. The 160's shot very well with nearly all powders I tried including H4831SC, RL19, RL23 but RL19 was what I settled on with that bullet. After...
Yea, I don't like knowingly shooting something over pressure. I did some more searching and there's a post on here from 10 years ago that talks about SAAMI pressure and was helpful. I usually need to remind myself to manage expectations or I rarely stop looking for something just a little...
Thanks. I've been reloading about 15 years now for a dozen different guns. It's so much fun but too easy going down rabbit holes chasing something that may not exist, lol. N560 is the powder I use in my 300 PRC and I wouldn't have thought to use it or other powders in that burn rate just...
My brother picked up a Christensen Ridgeline FFT with a 20" Barrel so I'm doing load development. I'd probably shoot 165 accubonds but he wants to shoot 180 grain Partitions with Peterson Brass. I generally start development with putting info into Gordon's Reloading Tool and comparing powders...