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Hi Community

I am working up new loads for the Norma Tipstrike 170gr together with Norma 202 powder and I am totally confused.

When searching the XXL reloading site, I find a recipe with a Max load of of 40.1gr, Min 33,6.

This (max) load should result in 87% of max pressure.

Now, moving over to Norma homepage, I find the recommended max to be 44.0gr and Min 41.2gr...

How can there be such a massive difference between Max and Min between these two sources?

50.9 grains of lvr in 6.5prc Probaly damage your gun

I've been shooting to the limits of the calibers I own so I recently purchased a .416 Barrett MRAD ELR. I'm looking for load data from someone that might have already been down this path. My plan is H50BMG and Hornady 500gr A-TIP and Cutting Edge 422gr MTAC projectiles. I'm pretty used to working the loads up to the most consistent and predictable. Once or twice a year my friends and I go to east Orgon for farm pest mitigation so we usually really press the FPS for the effects... LOL

Based on the limited load data I've been able to find online, it seems the 500gr A-TIP is pretty happy with 185-195gr of H50. I was planning to make a couple sets in this range and see what we get. Any feedback would be great.

I noticed the COL listed here for the 454 Casull is shorter than the COL listed in Lee, Hodgson, Lyman, and other load data sets. I'm just starting my journey into reloading so I'm a complete novice so wanted to know why it says max cartridge length of 1.68" and a COL of 1.765" on the schematic of the cartridge? I almost loaded some Hornady XTP Mags using the 1.665" number labeled as cartridge length. I doubled checked the number and saw that all my other load data manuals were listing the cartridge length as 1.765" and so loaded them at that number instead. Am I missing something and the cartridge length stands for something other than COL? Thanks for the info.

Hi, folks.

I'm reloading my .375 H&H with Peregrine VLR4 230gr bullets, using Lovex S062 powder.

However, I'm battling to find a stable velocity which also GROUPS well on the target. I'm seeing a BIG discrepancy, though, between what the target velocities are on this XXL site, versus that on Peregrine's website. XXL has the target velocity at 2710 fps, where Peregrine has the velocity at 2920 fps.

Personally, I think 2920 fps for a 230gr out of a .375 is rather fast, but that comes from the manufacturer.

Question is - what should my goal be? Do I aim for what the manufacturer says, or go by the XXL load data?

Any advice?

Thank xxlreloading team for adding the .264 TSX BT to the database.

When I entered 6.5 Creedmoor data, I saw that load information for the Barnes TSX BT appeared instantly. The speed amazed me, and I’m curious:

• Are these data pulled from published sources (e.g., manuals or forum posts)?

• Or are they extrapolated from bullets with similar geometry?

If the values are indeed extrapolated, could you also provide projected loads for the Barnes TSX BT in 6.5 Grendel?

Thank you again for your excellent work.

Hodgden CFE pistol does not seems to have any loads using it. Becoming popular in the US