7 TCU and H4895

[brownie]

I just purchased the new Hodgdon manual and have a question about their H4895 loads for the 120s. How can Hodgdon have a max in their book almost before Hornady, Speer, and Sierra have their starting loads. I thought I was loading light at 27gr but now Hodgdon has me 1gr over max. How can they be this far off? What do others use for loads? Should I back off? The primers look good, havent set up the crony yet, havent wanted to drag it threw the snow when I go shoot guess I may need to.

[roper]

I just purchased the new Hodgdon manual and have a question about their H4895 loads for the 120s. How can Hodgdon have a max in their book almost before Hornady, Speer, and Sierra have their starting loads. I thought I was loading light at 27gr but now Hodgdon has me 1gr over max. How can they be this far off? What do others use for loads? Should I back off? The primers look good, havent set up the crony yet, havent wanted to drag it threw the snow when I go shoot guess I may need to.

 

Hodgdon 2010/2009/2008 manuals all have the 7 TCU max load of 26gr/H-4895 with 120gr bullet in thier pistol data.  Speer doesn't have any data for 120gr bullet manual #14, Hornady only list IMR-4895 powder with 120gr bullets in the 7 TCU.