yeah! I noticed that also, especially if you compare manuals from the 1960s-1980s, and you'll undoubtedly see that the manuals state that this is the result of much more precise pressure measuring equipment , and not building in a law suit safety margin.
the C.Y.A. mentality is strong in business its almost got to be, but it you have a few micrometers to measure case expansion and a lick of common sense you can rather easily find out that in a few cases the suggested loads are well under the pressure levels that even some factory loads produce.
every rifle will have a slightly different max pressure and velocity it will safely tolerate, but what many people don,t seem to grasp is that in most cases a difference of even 100 fps with the same projectile has a negligible effect on the rifles lethality, after all if you use the same rifle at lets assume 200 yards youll see a difference in impact velocity at lets say 300 yards thats even greater and I doubt most guys will think they could use a rifle at 200 yards but it would be totally marginal or useless at 300 yards
Last edited by hardcastonly; 01-14-2018 at 10:23 AM.