Originally Posted by schow
how many grains of 26 are you using, for my reference. I just bought some 26 to try in my swede


51.5 gr. with the 129-130s for just around 2,950 fps.. Many are loading more but I found R26 to be spikey pressure wise over 90F degrees which I sometimes encounter hunting. Mule Deer said just about anything will show more pressure in hot weather some just less. Check the Berger and Speer data as it will keep you from redlining with R26 which doesn't show traditional pressure signs until you are way up there, doubly so in modern cases and especially in the AI's. I consider the Swede a modern case design.

Also put some heat on the load Winchesters or Federal 215Ms. Seems to act like a ball powder even in moderate sized cases. The Magnum primer reduced ES & SD for whatever that is worth.


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