Pressure Signs Early/Well before MAX *AND W/Factory Ammunition*

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Update -

Using the same components with Hornady 175gr ELD-X instead of the 160 AB, working up from 61.5gr, I'm shooting just under 1 MOA with 66.5gr of H1000 @ 3050 FPS (quite fast for the 175gr out of a 7mm RM). Groups opened up at 67.0-67.5gr and velocity didn't increase so I stopped, but there weren't crazy pressure signs like before either.  

I'm going to call it good with this load until I re-barrel in the next few years and chalk it up to my rifle not liking the 160 ABs. 

 

I really appreciate the participation in this thread as I learned a ton.