The best accuracy from my 1885 has been with 11.1gr of H110, 40gr Vmaxes, and either F100M of CCI 500 pistol primers. That said, when I finally tried JB's load of 13.0gr of LiLGun and CCI 450s, it was also very accurate and if you look at the load data, pressures are way down from the ones from H110 and similar powders. The Hornet is one of the rounds that gets top velocity and low pressure from LilGun, like the .357. BTW, those VMaxes are seared way out, about 1.91 IIRC in my rifle. Can't do that with most repeaters.
When the weather breaks I hope to do a real side by side comparison of my load an JB's; same brass, same day, to see which is really the best, but honestly both shoot well enough for any use I have, and 11,000 lbs of additional pressure is a big price to pay for a tenth of an inch or so, even if that turns out to really be the case.
I use Lee Collet dies, and sometimes a Lee Loader for the first sizing. Don't even own a FL die yet.
