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**Mike Irwin** · September 30, 2012, 04:45 PM

Well....

According to the Hodgdon reloading center (they now distribute 231), your load is .3 grains below max for a lead round nose.

They show 4.8 grains as max, generating 1135 fps.

I know that in the past I have used loads even heavier than that with 231, but that is after years of experience with that powder, so I definitely do NOT recommend that you start down that path.

September 30, 2012, 04:45 PM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Well.... According to the Hodgdon reloading center (they now distribute 231), your load is .3 grains below max for a lead round nose. They show 4.8 grains as max, generating 1135 fps. I know that in the past I have used loads even heavier than that with 231, but that is after years of experience with that powder, so I definitely do NOT recommend that you start down that path. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.