Can I do this safely?

[Tim K]

I want to load a single round of .260 with 36g of H4350. Hodgedon says the starting load is 39g. Any safety concerns here?

Don't ask why. It's a long story.

[Spdu4ia]

Just don't shoot it in the basement ...

What are your concerns with under loading ?

[Tim K]

Detonation. I don't think it applies here, but I really don't know how powder mfgs come up with minimum loads.

[Hoser]

Your fine.

Less than min loads give erratic velocities.

[Alpha2]

My impression from the thread title, was that it was along the lines of "hold my beer and watch this!"

But, I concur with the other posters. Go for it, and then check for squib loads. You know, just in cases...