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Old 06-16-2010, 10:36 PM
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It's not really an issue of charge, it's a matter of consistent burn. In an extreme scenario, say with a charge of H110/W296 way below minimum and a standard primer on a cold day etc etc etc, in theory the charge could detonate instead of burn normally. I don't really like spreading this possibility/rumor because I have never heard of an actual instance of this happening. Hodgdon's instructions are to reduce by no more than 3% and to use magnum primers, however, so that's what I stick with and recommend to others.

I *have* noticed when doing a ladder and working up a load, the lightest charges of H110/W296 I try will have a a much higher extreme spread. Once I get within Hodgdon's min/max data, that's where I find my most accurate and consistent load.
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