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I guess I will be doing it today anyway. I keep a notebook for each caliber I load. I keep all the data for each load worked up, and for which rifle it was worked up for.(multiple rifles, same cartridge). The biggest problem for me, loading the 6.5x55, is that the load data varies so much, book to book. Some companies differentiate between modern action and military actions, some don't. I've read that the companies that don't differentiate, keep their loads safe for the older actions. Maybe they do, maybe they don't.
Back in the winter, I only owned a military action Swede. My loads were all kept on the low side.
Yesterday, I was looking through my "stuff", as I was preparing to start loading again. I found 2 boxes of what I had marked as a fire-forming load (light bullet, starting load of powder). Since I've slept since then, I got my books out and started looking for the data. I like to double check myself. I couldn't find the data anywhere. I don't know where it came from. I've checked my notes, I've checked my books, nothing. Out of curiosity, I checked the next heavier bullet, same bullet. (120 to 140 grain). The data in the book for modern actions is nearly 5 grains lighter than what these military action (light loads) are. I know I had to have had the data when I loaded them. I don't just make up loads in my head. On a side note, this isn't the first time this has come up. With this cartridge, you can take 5 different books, and come up with as many different max powder charges, everything else being equal. It's partly what caused me to stop loading for it in the first place. To much conflicting data.
So today, I will be breaking down loads, and starting over, again.
Fun fun
Back in the winter, I only owned a military action Swede. My loads were all kept on the low side.
Yesterday, I was looking through my "stuff", as I was preparing to start loading again. I found 2 boxes of what I had marked as a fire-forming load (light bullet, starting load of powder). Since I've slept since then, I got my books out and started looking for the data. I like to double check myself. I couldn't find the data anywhere. I don't know where it came from. I've checked my notes, I've checked my books, nothing. Out of curiosity, I checked the next heavier bullet, same bullet. (120 to 140 grain). The data in the book for modern actions is nearly 5 grains lighter than what these military action (light loads) are. I know I had to have had the data when I loaded them. I don't just make up loads in my head. On a side note, this isn't the first time this has come up. With this cartridge, you can take 5 different books, and come up with as many different max powder charges, everything else being equal. It's partly what caused me to stop loading for it in the first place. To much conflicting data.
So today, I will be breaking down loads, and starting over, again.
Fun fun
