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Old 05-26-2007, 09:54 AM
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Sharp Shooter
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Default Shooting Heavy Conicals

When you start shooting heavy conicals do you have to back your charge down? With my 425gr Hornady Great Plains conical I am shooing 100gr FFG Goex. There are some conicals I want to try that are 500+gr. This Yogi conical is 515gr I want to try. They also have a 600gr but I do not know if I want to try that. Then there is the No Excuses 535gr conical. I have also thought about trying some Bull Shops. So my question is when I get over 500gr do I need to back my charge? I know I am going to build up loads when trying these out but what would be a max safe charge for some of these? Is 100gr-110gr FFg safe if my gun likes it?
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