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N550 shot this from 1300 this afternoon. Don't know if I'll stick with it or not as I'm getting some 'blow-by' of the BR4 primers as I noticed a little 'soot' on the case-head. Might try an under-primer wad to see if I can stop the blow-by. Load is hot at 41 grs. so I may drop back a tat. No expansion of case-head however! Bolt lift required a little more force than my other loads though! Didn't load but 10 rounds of the N550 and 8 are in the plate. Used other two on a zero plate I have on the mound.

FDC called in the Fire Mission....fired the round and in the meantime....the 'backstrap' ran into the impact area!!