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- adjective Carrying a smaller
load than normal or optimal
Etymologies
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Examples
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I handload my .257 Roberts up hotter than standard loads because it is factory underloaded and can achieve (almost). 25-06 performance with handloads.
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I handload my .257 Roberts up hotter than standard loads because it is factory underloaded and can achieve (almost). 25-06 performance with handloads.
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It was so delightful to read that 152 people have finally realized that (most) short magnums are truly several ounces underloaded, compared to the standard-sized bottle of champagne, such as Mumm's, which has exactly the content advertised.
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The 8x57 is indeed underrated since it is underloaded by most manufacturers and load tables due to the old rifles around that aren't up to snuff for higher pressures.
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Originally the 257 Roberts was underloaded by ammunition companies.
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So they deliberately underloaded the 8mm Mauser cartridge.
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Rather, 8mm Mauser has * always* been underloaded in the US.
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.458 WINCHESTER, .458 DAKOTA, .458 LOTT, .460 WEATHERBY: By far the most popular big bore around is the .458 Winchester, even though it is often knocked for being underloaded-a 510-grain bullet at a real-world velocity of 1900 fps or so.
Big Bores 2004
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.458 WINCHESTER, .458 DAKOTA, .458 LOTT, .460 WEATHERBY: By far the most popular big bore around is the .458 Winchester, even though it is often knocked for being underloaded-a 510-grain bullet at a real-world velocity of 1900 fps or so.
Big Bores 2004
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.458 WINCHESTER, .458 DAKOTA, .458 LOTT, .460 WEATHERBY: By far the most popular big bore around is the .458 Winchester, even though it is often knocked for being underloaded — a 510-grain bullet at a real-world velocity of 1900 fps or so.
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