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Re: hornady superformance According to the article I read, the powder charge is less/smaller, so the ejecta is less, therefore less recoil. Any recoil calculator has to have the weight of the powder charge figured in to give a ft. lbs of recoil energy. Also, they state that ALL the powder is...

Re: primer shelf life? Primers made recently will last almost indefinitely, IF they're kept cool and dry. Average household conditions are just fine.

Re: H100v Temp Sensitive? I tried 100V in 300 win mag, behind 165 GMX bullets. It ran into serious pressure mid range in the specified load data. Junked 7 cases, new primers would fall out with a light tap on the loading bench! Haven't tried it in anything else yet, may never use it again!

Re: What if I forget to load the propellant? Another way to check for squibs. If there's room for the powder in a loaded round to move around,(less than 100% load density), take each round, put it in the small end of a powder funnel. Shake it while your ear is next to the top,large end. The...

Re: 223 on 650 Dillon I run a Hornady case activated powder measure on my 650. The cases are checked for case length, spray lubed and run through all the dies. Including sizing and priming. Usually loaded with surplus WC-844 ball powder, but I have used varget to load 69 noslers. Other...