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Old 06-23-2005, 11:06 AM
Lone Star Lone Star is offline
 
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Cool We need to read more carefully...

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Actually, the SM cruises at about 50K...
Nope, not at 50,000 psi it doesn't, and it never did. Some reloaders still confuse psi with CUP, and this is what has apparently happened here. The SAAMI MAP standard for the .357 Rem Max is 48,000 CUP, or 40,000 psi. Go here for the facts:
http://www.accuratepowder.com/loadda...ard_357cal.htm
http://www.leverguns.com/articles/saami_pressures.htm
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