One of the most interesting threads I have ever read on any Forum. I am as guilty as anybody in trying to get max velocity out of a particular cartridge but am starting to see the folly in this. This year I have been using a low pressure load for deer hunting and haven't noticed any reduction in terminal performance.
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<br>A couple of points by Dr.Howell that surprised me are;
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<br>#1- The 284win is a piss poor case design that is weaker than '06 based cartridges.
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<br>#2- Pressure and Temperature is what erodes throats,not large charges of powder. So a 300 win mag barrel could last longer than say a 308win,if the 300mag was loaded to 50k pressure and the 308min was loaded to 65k pressure. Even though the 300mag was still outperforming the 308 by a large margin.
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<br>Facinating......James
