Can Quickload guess at an estimated pressure level for this?
I have been doing just that. My QL gives a choice of several brand cases, that have very different capacities. So much of this post is murky - I'm pretty clear on the 85 gr. of H-1000, but is 180 gr. E-tip the right bullet? Anyhow, adjusting the seating depth way WAY out there, and with the highest capacity case, I'm seeing around 60,000 psi. Switch to the lower capacity, seat the bullet a little deeper, it goes to 75,000 and beyond rather quickly. I'd really like to know what brand brass and COAL were involved in this situation, but am not holding my breath...
I will say one thing - from my personal experience with compressed loads, IF these were compressed as high as some of the scenarios QL conjures up, NO WAY were the bullets not creeping out of the case. So probably jammed into the rifling I'd guess. Which is about all I can do without the details.[/quote]
Thanks for the calcs.
I was using Nosler Accubond bullet
Bullet creep - . I never had a rifling mark on my loads, never had a stuck bullet and when none of my hand loads moved (powder pushing bullets out) during the trial 8 years later, I tend to think they were not going to move.
Bullets were seated out about as far as I could get them and not contact the lands.
Also I took a good 30 or so to tap the case and let the powder settle....I was not mass producing round...box of 20 for a hunt.
