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I think I have it as bad as most of you. In the last year I picked up:
Henry .22 octagon barrel
Henry .22 mag octagon barrel
Browning BL .22 with octagon barrel
Two Winchester 94's in 30-30
Savage 99 in .300 Savage
Browning BLR take down in .308 Win
Browning BLR .358
Henry 45-70
Winchester 1886 High Grade in 45-70
Winchester 1895 take down in .405 (used to take a bison in Feb)

though I love carrying it, I've not had luck getting "great" groups from mine. I have a straight stocked, stainless takedown model. Trigger got lightened down to around 4.5#.

I've spent most of my effort working with the 225 PT. Best groups were 2" using 4320. I tried to up my speed using 4895, then TAC, but groups opened up to about 3" when I did.

I finally got to test what I'd hoped would be the perfect 358 bullet in the 200AB. Those projectiles have a pretty long taper to them to boost the BC. I loaded them so far out I had to feed them 1 at a time and they were still a long ways from the lands. Groups were 4-5". =/

Best groups to date are 225 PT, 45.5gr of 4320 at 2354 fps. Inside 200 yards, it's plenty good.