Quote Originally Posted by jarmann View Post
dear sirs ,
redused loads are always made with fast burning powders (H4198 ,unique, 5744 n110 n340 2400)(pistol powders/ m1 powders ) this you find all over the differend forums and magazines ,
allways use a keeper over the powder (dacron fluf 2/3 gn ,toilet paper kitchenroll in small amounts ,carton disk on straight walled cases ) I even use them with fmj bullets in springfield 1903a3 and the m17 mostly with N110 vitha
this is not new, it has been done for years ,the only DANGER in this matter is DOUBLE CHARGE , and the flash over ,but that we all new allready a long time !!!!!!AND WE ALL NOW HOW TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM (weight every charge and compleet your rounds piece by piece )no TV no radio ,complete consentration on the matter, like a monk in is cell
What we do ourselfs we mostly do better
greetings from over the pond
jarmann
I;m not sure where you get the idea that reduced loads are "only" used with faster powders when this is absolutely not correct. Many loading manuals have reduced loads of medium and slow powders to make reduced recoil, etc. loads.

As for detonation, this (elusive) phenomenon is most closely associated with GALLERY loads (small charges of fast burning pistol powders) in which the internal case (may) result in a flash-over detonation etc. As was alluded to above, NOBODY has been able to reproduce this. What is a ALSO wrong with Gallery loads, especially with fillers/wadding is BARREL "RINGING." Not that I don't occasionally use poly-wadding loads in straight walled rifle cases (45-70/38-55), but I know what the risks are.

4895 and Varget are both DANDY options for reduced loads but make sure you don't stray below manual limits. Likewise, I am a BIG fan of BOTH Trail Boss and Red Dot for rifle loads with JACKETED or LEAD bullets in bottleneck and straight-walled cases..