QUOTE: Big volume ctgs just can't be safely loaded to mild velocities.
š! Been doing it for almost 40 years! Maybe Iāve just been lucky, or can do that which no one else is capable! Granted, Iāve not worked with some of the cartridges that you mentionedā¦..but, have developed pretty good ālight loadsā in a .375 AI. That is ifā¦ā¦280 grain (cast) bullets @ approximately 1300 fps is considered mild. Iām reasonably certain that I could get down to around 1000 fpsā¦..but, to what end? memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
āIād like to be a good riflemanā¦..but, I prefer to be a good hunterā! memtb 2024