Just got this email from Berger, asking them if that data had been pressure tested.
No, that data has not been pressure tested yet which is why we aren't able to send out hard copies via email at this time. It was developed using the QuickLoad software as a stepping stone before we can move into full pressure testing verification. Once its tested, it'll be added to our website and hopefully into an eventual 2nd Edition manual. We don't push our pressures up to the SAAMI redline so there is a little safety buffer built in, but you will want to start on the low end and work up slowly and watch for signs of pressure within your rifle.So, take it as presented, start low, go slow.
QL sometimes gets pretty ambitious with it's info. It's only a guide, not definitive data. Even backing off a bit from their red line loads, you still could be in Zombie land and need to be careful. So, do I trust 2,800 fps with 156 EOL's in the Creed. Maybe not...
Especially if 2,650 or so is in the Horn max range; a 150 fps gap at the top end gives one pause (me for sure)...
If it sounds too good.....
DF
