Quote Originally Posted by mattiooo View Post
I wasn't thinking about it from a goal of reducing the speed. I just have always avoided loading max loads from a safety perspective (I'm over cautious when it comes to reloading - I don't have a nice face, but filling it with shrapnel is not on my bucket list). I was wondering about it more from that perspective.
Current load data is approx .5gr (min) below, IMO, actual max. Based on same mfg data books going back 2-3 books. I run the suggested data from the book & their online site without issue.
Like Hoser suggested, start at the data weight and work down.