.223

[josebd]

used imr 4198,never used it,been using blc2,with blc2 i loaded above the max in the hornady book,no problems,so i started the same way with 4198.first 2 sets of loads shot good,didnt really notice anything. next 2 ok,then 3rd bolt kinda sticky,looked at the primer it looked funny. so i looked at the others,they looked the same, so i moved up to the next load up,shot it,and smoke was coming out the back of the bolt,had a big indention in the primer,cci 200,looked down the hull to the light and it had 2 little bity holes,i know excessive pressure! could this hurt the barrel? the rest of the cases looked good,just the primers. the three i shot before the last one,were all touching at 100 yards. remington 700 bdl varmint barrel.

[Graybeard]

Now you know why the book calls it a MAXIMUM load!

Did you hurt the barrel? Probably not if a bolt action rifle. Should you try again? Only if you're into pain and have a death wish. Take it from a fellow who has blown up one gun and survived with no injuries. It ain't worth it. Stay within book max and don't start there.

[warf73]

As GB stated thats why its MAX. Please don't take chances like that your body parts are priceless.

I've seen 3 rifles come apart, I was beside the shoot each time.(I was spoting hits)

1. It's not a fun thing to take your friend to the ER.(17rem. ammo had gotten hot. Was 100+degree day and we didn't keep the ammo cool)

2. Had to take my dad to eye doctor.(brand new .22rifle with rem ammo.)

3. My dad had a big lump on his leg were the mag guts hit him.(millsup ammo)


Please be safe, it's your life we are talking about.

Warf

[Donna]

I had a guy e-mail me a few weeks ago. His primers were coming out he wanted to know if there was a die to crimp the primer in his reloads. Come to fined out through another e-mail that he did not know the powder he was using, the charge was like 32 grains in a .223, a compressed load, and the primers were coming out fragmented and primer pockets were loose after that, he was using a colt AR-15 and he liked the range he was getting. All that sent shivers up my spine…. I have not heard from him since.

One must have good reloading practices, for the potential for disaster is your life or the life of a bystander. This cannot be stressed enough, it is very seldom a mechanical failure not due to human error. I can give you some books that are very good in this area. You apparently already have a reloading manual, read it from cover to cover before doing anymore reloading.

1) “Sinclair International’s Precision Reloading & Shooting Handbook ~ 10th Edition”, or later, you can get it from Sinclair International, 2330 Wayne Haven St., Fort Wayne, IN. 46803, phone 260-493-1858, fax 260-493-2530.

2) “NRA Guide to Reloading”, you can get it from Midway USA or The NRA Foundation, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA. 22030, phone (703)-267-1130.

3) “The Precision Shooting Reloading Guide”, you can get this from Precision Shooting, Inc., 222 McKee Street, Manchester, CT. 06040, phone (860) 645-8776, fax (860) 643-8215

Donna :wink:

[Questor]

Gosh. No further comment.

[Loader 3009]

I stay away from max loads, period.