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Originally Posted by Stobey
Question for TR: It would be interesting if there was a way to find out exactly which powder and how many grains of that powder were used. When my Dad was still around and used to reload various rifle ammo, I noticed that there were certain powders that must be loaded "full" (never partial loads) otherwise upon firing too much chamber pressure would build up, and... 
Could this perhaps happen with factory reloads? If so, how could you tell? |
The best way (though it is not conclusive) is to pull down several of the other rounds from that box and check the powder type and weight of each charge.
Yes, light loads which do not fill case capacity adequately have been implicated in kabooms before.
TR
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