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Originally Posted by ruggyh
I will add it here again for those new to reloading the 460.
Extraction is the best guide to operating under the the design pressure of this cartridge.
Do your load development with clean chambers and extraction should never be sticky unless you are near over pressure condition.
The max load data you see printed is not an absolute but a guide line. The tolerances of firearms vary widely. I have several 460s with tight throats and max loads are 2 full grains lower (depending on powder) than the average in my collection.
Always work your way up.
be safe and good luck
Ruggy
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^^^More words of wisdom from Ruggy, coulda been me that wrote that......
I too stop and back off when I get sticky extraction(sometimes doesn't take much of a charge increase to go from cases falling out, to having to drive them out with a dowel), and my P.C. Compensated Hunter has tight throats, so most of my max loads are more "middle of the road" according to the books. Even many commercial reloaders backed off a tad since the inception of the .460 to ease with extraction. While max pressure is 65,000 psi, most load to about 56,000.