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Anybody use it? Plan to try some next practice day in my new 1895G. Good, bad, or other?

I tried a box on my last range trip. It shot fine. It's cleaner than Remington. I was only shooting at 50 yds. and got about 1.5" groups using the stock sights. Recoil is very mild. Most of my shooting was offhand turning bowling pins into sawdust at 50 yds.. It's a great plinking load. You know, it always amazes me how much schwoop even these "low power" loads pack. There's just no comparison with the modern lightweight, high velocity rounds.

I shoot PMC and find it pretty good. It pushes the cast 405 gr. bullet to 1250 fps. If you want something with punch try the Buffalo Bore. I shoot it in a Marlin 1895 Limited with 24 in. barrell. It pushes a 350 gr. SP to 2100 fps.