Has the fear of being sued effected reloading manuals?
I bought today a new Sierra manual Version 5 4th printing and some of the "maximum" loads looked a bit light to me. I checked my Version 2 (1978) Sierra manual and for the same bullet (SMK 168) and same powder (RL15) there is 1.5 grains difference. I looked at several other calibers and noticed the same thing, the newer printing shows a smaller charge for the same powder and bullet. I just loaded some 155 Scenars with 46.2gr of RL15 based on suggestions found here, but this amount of powder is over the max they recommend for any 150-155 pill.
Thoughts?
I bought today a new Sierra manual Version 5 4th printing and some of the "maximum" loads looked a bit light to me. I checked my Version 2 (1978) Sierra manual and for the same bullet (SMK 168) and same powder (RL15) there is 1.5 grains difference. I looked at several other calibers and noticed the same thing, the newer printing shows a smaller charge for the same powder and bullet. I just loaded some 155 Scenars with 46.2gr of RL15 based on suggestions found here, but this amount of powder is over the max they recommend for any 150-155 pill.
Thoughts?