Originally Posted by
swifto
This is what I found with the Hirtenberger-mine is 1974 manufacture date. I also chronographed two other loads for comparison using a Savage 10BA with 24 in bbl.
My load for this rifle – Sierra 155gr. Match
Max: 2931
Min: 2913
Avg: 2919
1 S-D: 7.2 fps
Groups .43 MOA
Dominion Arsenal 1964
Max: 2941
Min: 2903
Avg: 2918
1 S-D : 14.4fps
Groups 1.3 MOA
Hirtenberger 1974
Max: 2918
Min: 2874
Avg: 2895
1 S-D: 17.5fps
Groups 4.6 MOA
I use CCI BR2 primers in my load and they are flattened but no dimples.
Both the Hirtenberger and Dominion Arsenal primers have fairly rounded edges after firing but I suspect they are harder than the CCI primers. I use the DA 1964 in my 7.62 converted Enfield No4 with no issues and it has a single rear locking lug. All of the bullets that I chronographer are fairly close in velocity but the same velocity does not necessarily equate to the same pressure. I have no idea what pressures are for any of these loads other than what the primers show and that I don’t get a tight bolt with any of them.