OldRooster, the 49 grain/IMR-4350 load just comes to the beginning of the neck, so there is no compression as I can hear the powder when shaken. Keep in mind that my load is for a military barrel and action with lots of freebore and spacious magazine so I have lots of room to play but, my model handles the same load with shorter OAL fine. Another load I use is 51 grains of MR-3100/139 Hornady SP. Powder is halfway in neck and is compressed but, accuracy is about 1 MOA and velocity runs 2526 fps. Plenty good for the deer I shoot at 100 yards or less.
Last edited by Joe; 10/19/09.
Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
