And if you're a real nut, here's some loads recommended by Phil Sharpe in his "Complete Guide to Handloading", copyright 1941:

All with 190 jacketed bullet-

HiVel#2, 30.1 grains, 2080fps, 41,000psi
HiVel#3, 27.4 grains, 2150fps, 41,000psi
Hercules 300, 33.4 grains, 2070fps, 38,000psi
DuPont 17 1/2, 32.6 grains, 1982fps, no pressure listed
Lightning, 25.8 grains,1990fps, no pressure listed
Sharpshooter, 17.6 grains, 1695fps, 33,000psi
DuPont SR-80, 14.0 grains, 1250fps, no pressure listed (actually that stuff is comparable to SR-4759, but that's moot because 4759 was discontinued 3-4 years ago)

These are max loads, so start low and work up. And if you actually mess with any of these old powders, bravo to you!


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