I've got some Nosler 180 JHP's and Hornady 200 XTP's I want to use in my G40 for whitetails.  I've used 9.4 BD with the XTP's with good results. What's your recommendation for powder and charge?

For your 10's or rifle? What're your top velocities? Do you PC?

I use an ingot of pure lead for whacking. Absorbs shock on hand and puller. Mine's probably well over 30 years old. Have replaced the jaws.

BULLET WEIGHT: 200 Hornady XTP

CASE MFR.: Starline

PRIMER: WW LPR

POWDER: BLUE DOT

CHARGE WEIGHT: 9.4

OVERALL CARTRIDGE LENGTH: 1.255

VELOCITY: 1292

OTHER DETAILS: Safe in my stock G20SF

BULLET WEIGHT:

CASE MFR.:

PRIMER:

POWDER:

CHARGE WEIGHT:

OVERALL CARTRIDGE LENGTH:

VELOCITY:

OTHER DETAILS:

How's about starting a Favorite loads thread for our 10's?  This would NOT be discussion about components or techniques, JUST data. Please make any pertinent comments about your load (MAX, compressed, hunting, self-defense, etc.). My suggestion would be to include the bullet weight in the subject line to make it easier to find what you're looking for?  Template coming....

Sound like a plan???

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Are there bullets that aren't cast?

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Quote from: Hubcap on August 11 2012 08:37:51 PM MDT
If you're going to use case expansion for reading pressure, here's the method I suggest. Buy a large lot of factory ammo. Wait 6 mo. to a year to see if there are any recalls on that lot of ammo for pressure or other issues. Test a statistically significant sample of it in the test gun. Pull the bullets and primers from the remainder of the lot and use it for your own load development, again using a statistically significant sample size. This way you have a reference to a known safe standard. Make sense?

But one still wouldn't know what safe standard they were at, right?  How would you know if it was ammo loaded to 30,000psi or 35,000psi, or whatever?  I guess I'm not understanding how that basis leads to a standard in case head measurement, except for the factory load itself that was used for the testing to begin with.  What am I misunderstanding?

You are right that you will not know the actual pressure number. Choose Buffalo Bore or Underwood. They are both going to be closer to the upper limit, but within SAAMI specs. They also use the same brass that many of us use - so apples-to-apples.

Hope that helps.

Sorta agreed, but still not the same lot of brass, which might give false or misleading readings.

If you're going to use case expansion for reading pressure, here's the method I suggest. Buy a large lot of factory ammo. Wait 6 mo. to a year to see if there are any recalls on that lot of ammo for pressure or other issues. Test a statistically significant sample of it in the test gun. Pull the bullets and primers from the remainder of the lot and use it for your own load development, again using a statistically significant sample size. This way you have a reference to a known safe standard. Make sense?

Not sure what this guys credentials are, but seems to be quite knowlegable.

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