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Another QL query

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Does the current edition of Quickload include Woodleigh Hydros in the bullet database?

If so, what length does it give for the 400g .422" hydro and is stuffing 84g of ADI AR2209 in Norma Factory Brass safe with this bullet at an OAL of 89mm?

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My QL does not have the 400gr .422 HSB listed. I took your info and put it in QL with the 400gr FMJ and altered the bullet length to 1.642" per the Woodleigh Loading Manual. The results are: 116.6% fill 2416fps (22" barrel), and a whopping 64469 psi.
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O...K....

remind me what max pressure this case was designed for? :o

I've got the capped hydros and to crimp between the front two bore riding rings it looks like OAL has to be up at 94mm :o

Now the Mo3 mag box might be long but I doubt it's that long :think: so a couple might have to be decapped.

I'll go and (re)measure the bullets shortly but I'd be keen to hear what the pressure is if the load is dropped back to 82g with all else the same

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QL lists the max pressure for the 404J at 52939psi

COAL@ 94mm - 84.0gr - 107.1%fill - 51519psi - 2306fps

COAL@94mm - 82.0gr - 104.6% fill - 47517psi - 2246fps

COAL@ 89mm - 82.0gr - 113.9% fill - 58784psi - 2350fps
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Some measurements as promised:

Max case length listed in Woodleigh manual 2.875" - 73 mm, case trim length 2.865" - 72.8 mm

Length of Hydro in manual 1.565" Length of capped hydro in my hands 1.596" - 40.6 mm (in 2017 catalog listed as 1.467 :? )

Length from cap to behind most forward driving band 20.5mm

So shortest crimped OAL with capped Hydro is ~ 72.8 + 20.5 = 93.3 mm

I'm seriously hoping the M03 has a 95mm mag :pray:

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Ok, now we have:
93.3mm COAL w/72.8mm case & 40.54mm bullet
84.0gr ADI 2209
107.4% fill
51904 psi
2309 fps 22" barrel
2354 fps 24" barrel

82.0gr ADI2209
104.9% fill
47856 psi
2249 fps 22"
2294 fps 24"
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:handgestures-thumbup: Thanks mate

Should we split the difference and try 83g? ;)

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:lol: :lol: Just for you,
83.0gr ADI 2209
106.2% fill
49832 psi
2279 fps 22"
2324 fps 24"
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:handgestures-thumbup: Thanks

Although n=3 it the increase in velocity between 82 & 83 exceeds that of 83 to 84, indicating (in my mind) a tipping point where (velocity) returns start diminishing around 83.5 :think:

Ok,

Here's pushing the friendship: :lol:

400g .458" 35.3mm Capped Hydro (22mm bearing surface) in a .45 Blaser case with 55g of AR2207 and a 72mm OAL :think:

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QL Max Pressure 53664 psi
55gr. AR 2207
116.5% fill
80212 psi
2339 fps 24" barrel

48.0gr AR 2207
101.6 Fill
51459 psi
2105 fps 24"

47.0gr
99.5% fill
48328 psi
2071 fps 24"
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:handgestures-thumbup: Thanks mate

I have a suspicion that Woodleigh changed the metallurgy of their Hydro's as the original lengths quoted don't line up with what I've got in my hands, making it extremely hard (& dangerous) to rely on 5 year old handloading data. At their price point you don't really want to fire off 50 just to find a load that your rifle likes :(

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Have you considered calling them? US bullet manufacturers are really helpful in this area and usually have staff that knows much more than is published.
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stokesrj wrote:Have you considered calling them? US bullet manufacturers are really helpful in this area and usually have staff that knows much more than is published.
Already had a good chat with Geoff over the phone - 84g in the .404 is his recommended max - I forgot to ask about OAL :doh:

As for the .45 Blaser, other than selling his 350g RNs to Romey he has had little experience with the case :D

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Gun Barrel Ecologist wrote:Some measurements as promised:

Max case length listed in Woodleigh manual 2.875" - 73 mm, case trim length 2.865" - 72.8 mm

Length of Hydro in manual 1.565" Length of capped hydro in my hands 1.596" - 40.6 mm (in 2017 catalog listed as 1.467 :? )

Length from cap to behind most forward driving band 20.5mm

So shortest crimped OAL with capped Hydro is ~ 72.8 + 20.5 = 93.3 mm

I'm seriously hoping the M03 has a 95mm mag :pray:
My dies arrived last week and the above calculations are correct - OAL is 93.25mm with a "bees dick" of visible space under the first driving band in which to crimp the case so the band stops the bullet going back any further into the case.
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