Originally Posted by North40R
Originally Posted by Clark8907
Even at 15k psi chances are you arent going to hurt anything. There are a couple load developers out there that have never tested their loads and many people are using them. Thing is I know of several people that have had these loads pressure tested and they are upwards of 17k psi.

I'm not saying not to be careful but just know some of the loads many of us have been shooting have never been pressure tested even though the developer claims they have and there hasnt.been any issues yet.


Jansen I blew up a Remington 11-87 Supermag shooting a shell that was untested and I can promise you if it happens to you or someone you know and you see the results you'll never pull the trigger again unless you absolutely 100% know without a doubt that you're shells are safe. You know me, I have no reason to lie, I've never been as close to death as I was the morning I pulled the trigger on a handload a gunsmith loaded and claimed was safe. Thank God that Remington was tough. The receiver swelled up as big around as a baseball when it exploded and all I got was a headache but you can believe I'll never pull the trigger again unless I know what's in my gun has been tested and is under SAAMI specs.

It's been 5 or 6 years back but there was a thread on here about it. I was too embarrassed to post it at first but eventually posted it hoping others wouldn't make the same mistake.


The loads I am.shooting have been tested. All the guys loads I use are under 12k psi. I was just bringing to light a lot of individuals on here have been and still are shooting loads that are over pressured. I'm not condoning doing it at all. Just changing a nitro card can increase pressure and I'd your already shooting a load that is over this could be the tipping point.