Originally Posted by Tejano
Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
I QL pressure estimate for that combo was 81,637 psi.

It's been pressure tested... blush

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Got to admire someone who makes his own proof loads and can still tap a keyboard.

Pitty may be a better word... blush

It was a freak incident, one that I never would have thought could happen to me. I'm a careful reloader with a half century of experience.

The reason I know it was 52 gr. RL-15 instead of 42 gr. I pulled the bullets on the remaining rounds, weighed the powder at 52 gr. That's when I figured what happened.

I thank the good Lord and have a lot of respect for FN Mauser actions. They STRONG...

There was no powder blow back, even though the primer was blown, dropped out when I ejected the round.

It's the later "H" type Mauser with both raceways milled thru. The "C" type has only the extractor receway milled all the way thru. The "C" is reportedly better with gas deflection than the "H". This one was good enough, did what it was designed to do, saved my arse, as the Brits would say... wink

DF