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Chris: thought I had your Excel, but don't. If you'll send it as an attachment to revdoc2@cox.net I'll try to post it, or the short version anyway
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Drew and Chris, thanks. It should be interesting to see. Gil
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If I remember correctly the Rio lite 7/8and 1 oz. are in the high 8K range.
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Rio 2 3/4” TLT28SUB 1 oz. - 1050 fps - 6900 psi TLSK28 & TLT28 1 oz. - 1210 - 7900
Would be quite interested in the 7/8 oz. load if someone has that infro
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Gents,
Apologies for dropping off all day...we're lazing away on vacation this week, and I had only books with me at the beach.
I saved an image of the Excel snippet I attempted to share yesterday, and emailed it to Dr. Drew. If that worked, he'll be along later to post it in this thread.
Not that I favor one manufacturer, or product, but someone earlier in this thread mentioned Winchester Lite loads specifically. You will note on my test sheet they came back averaging in the 8,200 range for pressure, already probably at the upper end of what one might want for a vintage double. And further, that the MAX pressure in the group was 9,200...which is only 1,000 below Remington's Nitro load average. (!!!)
Not exactly "lite" by the kind of measure one might have been thinking. While they are indeed genuinely "light" by todays standards, they probably dont warrant that designation in relation to vintage guns.
The Fiocchi's are a bargain at $74 a flat, where I found them. They market them as "trainers," but given the pressure info they clearly fit the bill [for me] for a store bought light 2-3/4 load. That was my purpose in having the test done to begin with.
For my shorter chamber guns I'm sticking with RST Falcon Lites.
- Nudge
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BTW,
If anyone wonders why I selected the loads I did, my reasoning was to select A) a range of charges, B) a range of prices, and C) locally available to me (other than RST's, which I have to get shipped to my FFL).
Clearly you can see that some of the loads arent marketed as "light," but the advertised charge suggested so.
Obviously, I 'expected' them to finish in order of charge weight. Which for the most part they did, but you can see based on the pressure RANGES that there's more to it than that.
I only wish the majors would make short shell loads too. For those guns I know of only RST and Polywad.
- Nudge
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Woops. Looks like we have some significant differences on the Rios. Thought I recalled that they were CIP-marked, but I'm now thinking that's only the 7/8 oz loads. Checked a couple 1 oz boxes. Made in the USA, not CIP-marked. And the pressure listed in the chart would be pushing the max for CIP "standard proof" guns.
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I just ordered two flats of the B&P Competition from Cabelas to be picked up at our local store . I have used these for years in my Side x Sides and they are near perfect for this. 6600 psi
Last edited by Stallones; 07/19/17 12:23 PM.
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