From my understanding, the Mk VII is....

174gr, jacketed flat base pointed projectile
moving at 2,550 fps.

now, I have been a caster but in order to shoot in matches I can't use cast bullets. correct?

therefore, I would really like to hand load a mock up Mk. VII round but none of my reloading books show a recipe close enough to it.

the problems i have ran into....

1. I can not find a 174gr. pointed flat base projectile larger than 310.5

2. I can not find a load lower than the max load that will get it moving 2,550 fps. the closest is a max load using 41 grs. of Rx15 but its only moving 2,367 fps. and I really don't want to use max loads.

I am in dire need of help here so please inform me of any options I have to get where I need to be.

thanks,
three0three
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