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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 3562321" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>You need to be careful about going under the minimum powder charge. Back in the late '80s or early '90s, one of the gun rags ran an article on reloads blowing up guns, and the culprit was determined to be too little powder in the case. The theory was that the low powder charge allowed the touchhole to become exposed, which allowed the primer's flame to spread across a much larger area. As a result, instead of getting a progressive ignition of the powder and a "slow" rise in pressure, you got an ignition across a much larger surface, a much sharper pressure spike, and a big badda boom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 3562321, member: 26737"] You need to be careful about going under the minimum powder charge. Back in the late '80s or early '90s, one of the gun rags ran an article on reloads blowing up guns, and the culprit was determined to be too little powder in the case. The theory was that the low powder charge allowed the touchhole to become exposed, which allowed the primer's flame to spread across a much larger area. As a result, instead of getting a progressive ignition of the powder and a "slow" rise in pressure, you got an ignition across a much larger surface, a much sharper pressure spike, and a big badda boom. [/QUOTE]
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