I won't go on to tell you that it is the same, "but" in a recent call to Accurate I was told that their 2495 was about the same as H4895 in all aspects. To be confirmed however one might want to call and be sure for themselves.
This said, I have a Ruger with a 16" barrel, and have used H4895 for the same purpose your looking at. I purchased some Remington bulk 150gr RN 30-30 bullets for thumping hogs at close range with. I dropped the loads to accommodate the close ranges and try and duplicate the expansion of the full power loads. These shot very well out to 100yds and the velocities were in the 2000-2200fps range.
I used the Hodgdon Youth loads to get an idea of where to start. Using their data, you can start at the Youth load starting data and work up all the way to the max load listed on the pistol or rifle data page. I generally use the pistol data for this rifle due to the barrel length as it provides more accurate velocities for the loads used.
Good luck with your loads. Hope this helps.
