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Johnny Guest · May 22, 2001, 01:06 AM

Bullshooter---

Glad you weren't far more seriously inconvenienced. As a caution to all---

THE LOAD QUOTED EXCEEDS POWDER MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED MAXIMUM! USE OF THIS LOAD DATA IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND NO ONE AT THE FIRING LINE WILL SHARE IN YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU TRY IT!!!!

This is apparently one of those cases, uh, instances, in which the older data was just a bit too warm. I have some older containers of U. Clays which SHOW suggested max in .40 S&W as 180 jacketed and 6.0 (DO NOT USE) and I loaded probably 1000 of these to this spec. They went okay in my Browning High Power. Then, a while later, Hogden's backed way down and said 5.5 was max. Speer manual number 12 showed 5.9 as max, back in 1994.

Bullshooter, your cautions are well advised, and it would serve us well if we ALL memorized them.

Best,
Johnny

May 22, 2001, 01:06 AM	#7
Johnny Guest Moderator in Memoriam Join Date: August 28, 1999 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,123	Bullshooter--- Glad you weren't far more seriously inconvenienced. As a caution to all--- THE LOAD QUOTED EXCEEDS POWDER MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED MAXIMUM! USE OF THIS LOAD DATA IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND NO ONE AT THE FIRING LINE WILL SHARE IN YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU TRY IT!!!! This is apparently one of those cases, uh, instances, in which the older data was just a bit too warm. I have some older containers of U. Clays which SHOW suggested max in .40 S&W as 180 jacketed and 6.0 (DO NOT USE) and I loaded probably 1000 of these to this spec. They went okay in my Browning High Power. Then, a while later, Hogden's backed way down and said 5.5 was max. Speer manual number 12 showed 5.9 as max, back in 1994. Bullshooter, your cautions are well advised, and it would serve us well if we ALL memorized them. Best, Johnny