The 215 example was really just to indicate that the book load for a 215gn bullet was 52gn of LVR, so you may be able to go up a fair amount from the 49 you were testing with the 200gn bullet (working up of course). I will say I can generally match the book loads for TAC, or at least be well within the consideration of having a 22" vice 24" barrel. A bullet that has impressed me is the 200 Hot Cor. The ones I have recovered from shots into phone books and stumps have looked like bonded bullets. The 200 CT and 200 SST come completely apart. Can't say that's representative of game though. There are no shortage of good bullets and powders to play with for the Fed.
