01-31-2022, 12:39 PM
daved20319 Wrote:It's Redding that says NOT to use their micrometer seating dies with compressed loads, not Forster. As to "grossly over compressed", why didn't ANY of my load data sources show the Varget load as compressed, even at max? Ya'll might want to go back and review some of your own information.
More info, max charge was 27.5 gr., brass was new Starline. I used exactly the same charge weights with the Hornady ELD-M's with no issues. I do have some other powders on hand, although H4895 isn't one of them. Like I said in my OP, I won't be wasting any more time or resources on the TMK's, I was just curious what went wrong. Later.
Dave
I don't know how accurate the JBM bullet length chart is, but the 130 TMK (1.368) is about 0.05 longer than the 130 ELDM 1.310). That's likely the issue between the differences in the two if they were loaded to the same length. The Nosler 130 data lists 26.5 grains of H4895 as 101% and compressed, loaded to 2.260 length. My experience with Varget and H4895 in my bolt action is that varget is compressed at a lower load the H4895.