hi i used a nosler 260 partition with fed gm rifle primer, starline brass and 35 gr of 296 only shot 1 buck so far at 75 yards , 1 shot dropped in its tracks ! and my buddies where putting on a drive so the adrenlen was up a notch for the deer and it was trotting off a hill side going into a hollow it was a nice buck a 9 piont if you count at least 2 inch points and 13 if you just count points, i have 2 fa 454 one 7 1/2 with a aimpoint comp and 1 9 inch with a 1 1/2 x 4 burris with a heavy duplex . both guns shoot about everything well! for full loads use lil gun ,296, h110, ww surplus 820
my favorite pratice load is 28 gr of 296, fed sr primer and a lbt 300grgc
lfn cast by me, have shot several 1/2 in groupes at 50 yards and aroud 2 inches for 10 shots at 100 yards at a velocity of 1440 fps
good shooten bob