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Old 11-01-2011, 08:50 PM
snipecatcher snipecatcher is offline
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Originally Posted by Ned christiansen View Post
Kinda surprised about the Blue Dot load. Not that there is a correlation, but my bowling pin load in .45 ACP is more than 10 grains of it (depending on lot) with a 215 grain cast bullet. I'da thought .300 AAC BO would very easily handle your load.....
Two whole different animals. With the .30, you are pushing a long bullet with a lot of bearing surface through a narrow bore. I tried a similar load with Red dot and blew out a primer. The pressure spikes dramatically within 1 grain. Powders that fast are not suitable for the BLK/Whisper.
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