Loader9 said:
I would think the TTSX would have as long of a bearing surface or longer despite being 5 grs lighter. Good news though, you have a clue what yer doing so I won't be looking for yer name in the obituary column. Hope it works for ya.
Well, there's a couple of things... one is that my case capacity is 1.2gr greater than SAAMI standard and the other is the design of the bullet. The bullet is longer, yes, but there are rings cut into the bearing surface that are supposed to bring pressures back down to near "normal"...
See? Ain't they pretty?
You may be right though, some of the variables are not yet fully defined. For instance, I still have to see what OAL gets me .050 off the lands before I can get a solid number for usable capacity.
QuickLoad has been very, very accurate with the 7mm so far though. Obviously, the total pressure is a bit of an assumption but when all of the known variables match the gun and bullet and the velocity matches the prediction then it's pretty safe, it would seem, to believe that the pressure is also a match.
Regardless, start low and work up, right!