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Old February 7, 2013, 12:02 PM   #9
Brian Pfleuger
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It's overloaded, thats correct but not sure we have the whole story. Sounds more like a pop, rack the slide and then the Kaboom. A blow-up load made at .8 grain overcharge seems unlikely to me.
Not necessarily...

QuickLoad thinks that load is about 31,000psi... more than 50% higher than the 45acp's max rating.

That's WITHOUT considering that he used a magnum primer. If I assume an equivalence of 5% more powder, QL thinks he's at 33,000psi.
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