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Apologies in advance ... NO OFFENSE is meant to anyone ,,, this is ONLY my PERSONAL Observation!
One thing that I have found (and "yes" it may just be me), the ODT isn't a very good source for specific load data.
What I've seen are mostly product endorsements: "I use Unique and like it for my 9mm loadings", "you can depend upon great loads from Varget", Blah, Blah, Blah!
Such "data" that is totally useless (at least to me).
What do I mean by "specific"?
"Specific" to me is data that describes (as a minimum) the Projectile Type / Weight, Powder and Charge Weight,
Some Statement as to Accuracy in a Named Firearm / length of barrel.
"Helpful" would include the source(s) of load and where it sits regarding published data (ie. quoting a published source's minimum and maximum for that loading)
Getting primer used and crimp / trim metrics as well as barrel twist are a nice bits of additional information.
I know that no one wants to ever recommend a load that could possible produce a KABOOM, but none of us has any control over the condition of the firearm that it will be used
or the accuracy or the care with which the load is crafted. The "rules of the road regarding reloading data" IS and MUST ALWAYS be is that any loading data will be used
"at the risk of the user" and that the provider "assumes no responsibility for its use whatsoever"! This goes for loading data from ANY source (Look at the disclaimers made
on any of the powder manufacturer's web sites!)
Personally, I always check loads against published data and rarely deviate from MIN and MAX loadings ...
So, whatever you ever share with me isn't going to be used in any manner or liability other
than has been stated above.
One thing that I have found (and "yes" it may just be me), the ODT isn't a very good source for specific load data.
What I've seen are mostly product endorsements: "I use Unique and like it for my 9mm loadings", "you can depend upon great loads from Varget", Blah, Blah, Blah!
Such "data" that is totally useless (at least to me).
What do I mean by "specific"?
"Specific" to me is data that describes (as a minimum) the Projectile Type / Weight, Powder and Charge Weight,
Some Statement as to Accuracy in a Named Firearm / length of barrel.
"Helpful" would include the source(s) of load and where it sits regarding published data (ie. quoting a published source's minimum and maximum for that loading)
Getting primer used and crimp / trim metrics as well as barrel twist are a nice bits of additional information.
I know that no one wants to ever recommend a load that could possible produce a KABOOM, but none of us has any control over the condition of the firearm that it will be used
or the accuracy or the care with which the load is crafted. The "rules of the road regarding reloading data" IS and MUST ALWAYS be is that any loading data will be used
"at the risk of the user" and that the provider "assumes no responsibility for its use whatsoever"! This goes for loading data from ANY source (Look at the disclaimers made
on any of the powder manufacturer's web sites!)
Personally, I always check loads against published data and rarely deviate from MIN and MAX loadings ...
So, whatever you ever share with me isn't going to be used in any manner or liability other
than has been stated above.