Reloder 17 and throats
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Ive never heard that it’s hard on throats.
The people doing the loading on the other hand, are definitely hard on throats.
The people doing the loading on the other hand, are definitely hard on throats.
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Throat wear is more dictated by how fast and furious you want to shoot the gun, The throat area will have the hottest temps of anywhere in the barrel, so by continually firing a warm barrel, material gets worn away faster. Not a fair comparison, but think of a cutting torch, pouring air to an area before metal is hot is futile, but once red, it cuts in a hurry.
There is always talk of higher nitro glycerin content powders causing premature throat erosion, RL 17, VV N 500 series etc.. Thing is, for every finger pointed, there is one on the other side saying no. Plus getting a fair comparison almost impossible.
I'd say use it and make your own assumption.
There is always talk of higher nitro glycerin content powders causing premature throat erosion, RL 17, VV N 500 series etc.. Thing is, for every finger pointed, there is one on the other side saying no. Plus getting a fair comparison almost impossible.
I'd say use it and make your own assumption.
I run 42.5gr of rl17 behind 140smk 140hpbt-m and 143eldx. Primer pockets will loosen up on 4th or 5th firing, atleast for me. I see 2750-2810fps depending on bullet out of a 20” barrel. After roughly 950 rounds I’m seeing about .06” of erosion according to my data.
