Originally Posted by
flounder33
I think you know where I am going with this but in a polite way I am going to take it one step further.
So from this chart we can say that, according to Knight's own safety people, We could safely shoot a 375 grain redhot bullet in front of 150 grains of bh209 in a Knight Bighorn 52 caliber rifle. In fact the minimum charge they would recommend would be 130 grains.
You are correct.
Mecahnically shooting this combination from a Bighorn is will not stress the barrel or the action. It may lead to some problems in the breech area depending what you are using as an ignition source. The problem(s) that might exist in the breech area maybe more
pronunced with BH because of it progressive burning nature.
So... if anyone one were to do this I would stress - work your way up and wear appropriate safety equipment as suggested by others and assumed by most rifle manufacturers. I would also suggest anytime you are shooting any open breech, not matter which ignition system or how much powder yu are using, do not have any one standing close to the left or right side of the breech area.