Right, Sam, when I said those were the heaviest loads I'd run in my 625, I didn't mean to imply that's my standard load, but it's the load I've carried in bear country for the past few years. It's a lot lighter than the heavy loads I used to run in my Bisleys/Blackhawks, and I hardly ever run those any more.
For the most part I run a 265-270 gr bullet at about 1000 fps. I've got several bullets in this class that shoot well and I can't seem to decide which one is "the one" so I can sell the rest the moulds! I'm still playing with load development with my latest mould, a converted LBT-WFN hollowpoint mould... so far I need about 1000 fps to get them to expand reliably with the alloys I have on hand.
These are only slightly warmer than the standard factory loads, but I find them more accurate out to 60-80 yards, which is about my maximum hunting range with my 45's.
