When selecting a powder to reload with, how closely should pressure be used as a selector with trap loads, primarily 16yd. trap reloads?
Here is the data I have found using an STS hull, Rem primer, figure 8 wad, and 1-1/8 of shot for a 2-3/4 Dram (1145fps) load.
From the lowest pressure to the highest:
800x: 7,200psi (no data with Rem. primer, I substituted Win. primer)
Green Dot: 7300psi
SR7625: 7,400psi (no data with Fig.8 wad, I substituted RXP12 wad)
PB: 7,500psi
American Select: 7,600psi
Rex II: 7,868psi
Unique: 8,200psi
International: 8,600psi
Clays: 7,900LUP (what is up with that? Hodgson used psi for everything else) I think LUP is "average" pressure not the max pressure as these numbers list (I think) so I put it here
700x: 9,000psi
Red Dot: 9,200psi
Universal: 9,900psi
E3: 9,930psi
Titewad: 10,100psi
If it is, should be all we using 800x or Green Dot? How does this affect felt recoil? How does this affect a gun's life in between maintenance checks?
I have heard on this board from people that high pressure is bad for the gun but others have said a high pressure load is best. There seems to be a lot of different theories in regards to pressure.
Being everything is the same as far as fps, I would think the lowest pressure load would be the best for the gun and felt recoil due to less stress. I am not an engineer just a layman using nothing more than simple logic.
Anyone care to comment, educate, etc...?
Here is the data I have found using an STS hull, Rem primer, figure 8 wad, and 1-1/8 of shot for a 2-3/4 Dram (1145fps) load.
From the lowest pressure to the highest:
800x: 7,200psi (no data with Rem. primer, I substituted Win. primer)
Green Dot: 7300psi
SR7625: 7,400psi (no data with Fig.8 wad, I substituted RXP12 wad)
PB: 7,500psi
American Select: 7,600psi
Rex II: 7,868psi
Unique: 8,200psi
International: 8,600psi
Clays: 7,900LUP (what is up with that? Hodgson used psi for everything else) I think LUP is "average" pressure not the max pressure as these numbers list (I think) so I put it here
700x: 9,000psi
Red Dot: 9,200psi
Universal: 9,900psi
E3: 9,930psi
Titewad: 10,100psi
If it is, should be all we using 800x or Green Dot? How does this affect felt recoil? How does this affect a gun's life in between maintenance checks?
I have heard on this board from people that high pressure is bad for the gun but others have said a high pressure load is best. There seems to be a lot of different theories in regards to pressure.
Being everything is the same as far as fps, I would think the lowest pressure load would be the best for the gun and felt recoil due to less stress. I am not an engineer just a layman using nothing more than simple logic.
Anyone care to comment, educate, etc...?