I understand that if you are right on the lands, loads should be started at minimum and worked up slowly. Does that slow work up still apply if you are a good bit off the lands? Suppose you are at SAAMI max 3.340. Just lightly touching the lands is 3.380. In this case is it OK to begin working up a load at greater than the minimum?

Let's say the min.starting is 54 grains and the published max is 58 grains. Could the above COAL of 3.340 be started at 56 grains and then worked up in half grain increases to the max,rather than starting at the 54 grains minimum?



If it is OK to start at anything other than the minimum when not touching the lands, at what point,or how close to the lands do you have to be to be concerned enough to only start at published minimum?