The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Pistol reloading data more variable than rifle data! Why?

Brian Pfleuger · April 26, 2011, 11:41 AM

I do the same thing with handgun loads that I do with rifle loads... Which is actually the opposite of what you do....

I look at several official sources and start at the LOWEST low and work toward where I want to be, rarely exceeding the highest max load published.

Admittedly, nowadays with QuickLoad for reference, published data is little more than a sanity check against Quickload predictions. So I don't necessarily follow this exact pattern anymore.

April 26, 2011, 11:41 AM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	I do the same thing with handgun loads that I do with rifle loads... Which is actually the opposite of what you do.... I look at several official sources and start at the LOWEST low and work toward where I want to be, rarely exceeding the highest max load published. Admittedly, nowadays with QuickLoad for reference, published data is little more than a sanity check against Quickload predictions. So I don't necessarily follow this exact pattern anymore. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley