All well and good, but be damned careful messing with reduced loads in larger capacity cases with slow burning powders. You won't be the first guy to wreck a gun with that trick. There's a reason why Hodgdon only recommends 4895 for this kind of work. Read Barsness' writings on the matter for an in-depth analysis.

With the exception of my above mentioned '06 load, all of my reduced loads for medium/large-ish capacity cases live in the 1600-2000fps range and are accomplished with faster burning powders such as 2400, 4227, RL-7, etc. Cost savings are substantial and accuracy is there. It all adds up to more shooting, and besides, a bullet only has to be traveling fast enough to pierce the paper target (and there is absolutely no need to beat yourself up with a day of shooting even if you're a he-man who "loves" heavy recoil). When hunting season rolls around, up the game to whatever power level suits your needs.


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