working up a hot load question

[old_heli_logger]

There are a lot of bold reloaders and there are a lot of old reloaders ...there are NOT a lot of old bold reloaders. Safety first, always!!

 

[old_heli_logger]

There are a lot of bold reloaders and there are a lot of old reloaders ...there are NOT a lot of old bold reloaders. Safety first, always!!

Oops, never mind...that's pilots

 

[Clark]

The handgun cartridges I have overloaded in work ups just to see what happens:
25acp
32acp
32 S&W
32 S&W Long
32-20
7.62x25mm
30 Mauser
380 [9x17]
9mm [9x19]
9x23mm
257 Sig
38 S&W
38 Special
357 mag
40 S&W
10mm
10.4mm
45acp

The rifle cartridges I have overloaded to see what happens:
19 Badger
223
243
6mmBR
25-20
25-35
257RAI
257RAIR
260
270
7mmRM
30-30
308
30-06
7.62x39
7.62x54R
8v57
45 Colt
45acp
410

I have never been hurt in overload work ups, but I have destroyed a half dozen guns, and thousands of pieces of brass.
I have been hurt doing other more dangerous things; motorcycle racing, pole vaulting, foot ball, base ball, basket ball, topping trees, mountain climbing, bar tending, walking bare foot, roofing, driving a car and getting hit by a drunk driver, biking and getting hit by someone running a stop sign.

 

[boomtube]

"....cartridges I have overloaded to see what happens:"

And what useful things have you learnef?

 

[Clark]

I found an error in the load books 10 years ago that said the CZ52 is stronger than the Tokarev.

I have come up with 3 levels of loads for 380 and 30-30 for different classes of guns similar to the levels for 45/70 and 45 Colt.

 

[boomtube]

I have come up with 3 levels of loads for 380 and 30-30 for different classes of guns similar to the levels for 45/70 and 45 Colt.

If that info was worth a half dozen firearms and possible injury to youself .... okay. I don't get a connection between blowing up firearms with over loads and book "mistakes" about which is "stronger" but... okay, again. ??