Buckhammer 3 "factory loads are 15k psi. A 2.75 inch case with 80 gr of 4759, a thin card wad, a 3/8 cushion lubed felt wad, when crimped is about 2.4 inches long, with 600gr Dixie slug. Based on pressures recorded in previous post for 3 inch case and 90gr of 4759, they will run about 13,400 psi, and work through modern guns.Another load tested with same bullet, 65gr of 4759, tested at same place was 11,800 psi and 1640 fps. So you don't have to put in my max loads, but go down a little and use in modern guns that are lighter than NEF so they don't kick so bad.But yet you can get fairly good energy levels for big game, 3300 to 4000 ft lbs of energy.Ed
