noylj,
I completely agree with you about loading manuals being absolutely correct and I practice just what you said regarding starting loads. No one has ever explained this better than you just did.
It's rare I load anything higher than the starting grains, regardless of the caliber. As careful as I am, and as much quality control as I practice, I still get butterflies when I shoot test rounds. Today, I loaded three 300 Weatherby cartridges for testing. Next week, I will fire them and check the cases for problems. I look at those loaded cases and say to myself, "did I load them properly?"
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