For my #1 my load is right out of the Hornady manual.

Back before DGX Bonded, I loaded 82.3 grains H4831SC for 2050 fps. When DGX became bonded I backed off 0.1 grain for the same MV.

It's accounted for 1 cow elk in the scrub aspen between 35 - 40 yards, and 1 black bear too busy feeding on hazel nuts to notice me at just a bit over 100 yards.

Those older 400 grain softs killed regular stuff good!

Folks have said R15 results in less recoil, but I never could tell the difference, so I've stuck with H4831SC

I've been holding on to my Weldcore stash for the someday double...


It's you and the bullet, and all the rest is secondary.