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JFD....There is nothing unsafe about the two .35 Remington loads I mentioned! The 34 grs of Re7 is Ken Waters load for 200 gr jacketed bullets! That load pushes them at 2100'/"+/- and is the standard load used down here with 200 gr Rem CL bullets. One powder measure was set up for that weight, so we loaded the BTB 185 gr FNGC know it would be safe with the lighter cast bullets! The bullets were sized .358" and had been used to test the new BTB lube in 6" S&W 686 @ plus 1300'/" with 16 grs WW296/H110 (Marshall's favotite load). This 34 grs of Re7 out of the 22" Remington's barrel shot pretty good groups with minimum lead wash....and that's what we wanted to see! We dropped back to the Lee Dipper that dropped 28.2 grs of Re7 and found that load grouped as tight as the 200 gr jacketed load. With in 185 crimped in the groove with a Lee collet crimper, the bullet was slightly marked by the lands. About what I like when shooting cast. This is a Remington Mod 141 pump in excellent condition with a perfect barrel. Someone else will have to tell you about the Marlins.I would estimate the 34 grs of Re7 would be pushing the BTB 185 gr well over 2000'/", which is fast. The 28.2 gr maybe 2000'/". From what I have seen the 185 do, I would shoot a deer or hog in a heartbeat! What all this proves is you can push a BTB alloy bullet, with the new lube, fast!!!!
Best Regards, James
Best Regards, James