I get good results with 42-44 gr IMR 4320 and a 140 gr Ballistic Silvertip, (41.5 gr behind a 150 gr Part. in the 7mm-08 is what I hunt cow elk with). A charge of 46 gr of IMR 4064 and 120 gr B-tip is my go to lope load. From a 21" barreled 98, they all shoot under an inch at 100 yd and have the same point of impact.
Have you by chance checked the velocity on these loads? Reason I ask is because I recently got a 20" barrel carbine and the greatest loss from factory loads was only 42 fps less than from my 22" barrel Mauser but, one of my handloads was 130 fps slower. This 65 fps per inch of barrel puzzles me.
