Ike Clanton
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Just tested 556 loads. New lake city brass. CCI 41’s, 2000mr powder starting under speers starting load with. 62gr gold dot. Started at 27 gr in increments up to 29 gr. (Max is 30.2) The primers all seem equally flattened with zero cratering. I reached the velocity I wanted at 28.5 gr (2936 FPS) with a 16 inch barrel. Once there I shot 30 rounds of xm193 then loaded up one of the 28.5 loads and let it cook for a couple minutes to check for temp stability. Primer looked the same but a small ring appeared that I assume is the bolt face. Velocity was 2960 on the cooked round. Does anything pop out as dangerously over pressured?