I'm using 54.0 gr. H335 with that bullet in my Marlin 1895. 1680 fps. It is the starting load in the Speer manual, and the only one I've tried. It shoots well enough, and I certainly do not want more recoil. My 1895 is an old one from 1976 with a hard crescent butt plate.

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