Am in total agreement with Researcher, no one can say a gun is safe without a hands on approach. However a point to keep in mind is as long as total balistics are the same IE shot wt & velocity, the load showing the highest max pressure will have the "Lowest" presure at the point 16" down bbl. Many people seem to get totally hung up on max pressure & ignore the fact there is a "Pressure Curve" existing for the entire bbl length. Note also though, that the change down the rest of the bbl will be only a small fraction of the change in chamber pressure as it is spread out over a much longer length.
PS; you mentioned the use for this gun would be for "Hunting". Personally I "Never" load to pressures unde 7,000-7,500 psi for a hunting load. There is simply "In My Opinion" too much danger of an extremely low pressured load leaving a charge in the bore from incomplete combustion under some cold conditions. One may get away with it for years, but it only takes once under some exciting condition, where the shot was simply regarded as a "Miss" to totally destroy a bbl.
"If" the gun checks out by someone knowledgable as being safe to use, the mentioned loads would seem to be appropriate ones. Hope this helps some in your decision.
Last edited by 2-piper; 02/19/09 12:00 PM.
