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Originally Posted by dirtybarry
Understood, but every bit of load data I found lists maximum never to be exceeded SAAMI approved specifications.
So if handloads are built based on those specs they should be well within SAAMI specs.
Then if the manufacturer says that their guns will handle any SAAMI spec ammo and the handloads meet SAAMI specs then who's zooming who?
I can appreciate the opinions of those who say that I simply overloaded and blew it up as that is the most common scenario.
Since I can't prove otherwise, I have to respect their opinions.
Knowing what I know now, I can say that I have learned some valuable lessons and hopefully others may benefit from my misfortune.
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There's a lot more variables that must be accounted for.
Type of bullet, seating depth, bullet weight, case capacity, etc are all critical when loading near max. Without a chronograph at minimum it's all anyone's guess. Usually once pressure signs become obvious it's well past a safe load.
If manufacturers took everyone's word for it there'd be a lot of guns that spontaneously self destruct for no good reason.