Originally Posted by
alleyyooper
I happen to have my Hornaday forth edition Vol. 1 manual near me right now...but if I go by this manual I can not load a 53gr. bullet for hunting in the 220 swift.
That is just what I load a 53gr, sierra bullet over 4064.
Why would you think a Hornady manual would give you a load for a Sierra bullet?
I don't find info for changing the headgasket on a Chevy Silverado in a manual for a Ford F-150.
What you found in the Hornady manual is that HORNADY DOES NOT MAKE A 53grn 22cal HUNTING BULLET APPROPRIATE FOR THE 220 SWIFT. You did NOT find that you cannot load a 53grn bullet for hunting.
My contention still stands: generic loading info based on bullet weight is only safe if you're going through ALL of the steps to determine proper COAL and load work up. Sure, experienced reloaders can cook up SAFE loads that can't be found in any reloading manual (most of my "pet loads" aren't in any manual), but the OP here isn't an experienced reloader.
Keep it simple.