The following data is the courtesy of the Sporting Equipment Division of Blount Inc. and none of the loads shown exceeded the industry standard of 35,000 PSI. The velocities were from a Smith & Wesson Model 4006 with a four-inch barrel. Cases are W-W, CCI 500 primers and loaded to an OAL 1.135 inch. The bullet was Speer 180 grain PHP.
Loadings listed begin with the brand name of the powder, followed by the powder charge weight in grains, followed by the muzzle velocity in feet per second:
Accurate Arms #7, 9.7, 972. Accurate Arms #7, 8.7, 895.
Hodgen HS 7, 9.2, 1005. Hodgen HS 7, 8.3, 894.
Hercules Blue Dot, 8.9, 1018. Hercules Blue Dot, 8.0, 922.
Winchester 540, 8.3, 1020. Winchester 540, 7.5, 934.
Hodgen HS 6, 8.2, 1029. Hodgen HS 6, 7.4, 916.
Accurate Arms #5, 7.8, 982. Accurate Arms #5, 7.0, 894.
IMR SR4756, 7.1, 1010. IMR SR4756, 6.4, 914.
Hercules Unique, 6.7, 1012. Hercules Unique, 6.0, 920.
Winchester Super Field, 6.4, 1019. Winchester Super Field, 5.8, 935.
IMR SR7625, 6.0, 981. IMR SR7625, 5.4, 884.
Winchester 231, 6.0, 980. Winchester 231, 5.4, 892.
Accurate Arms #2, 5.9, 925. Accurate Arms #2, 5.3, 862.
Hodgen HP 38, 5.6, 938. Hodgen HP 38, 5.0, 867.
IMR 700X, 5.5, 1020. IMR 700X, 5.0, 953.
Hercules Green Dot, 5.5, 962. Hercules Green Dot, 5.0, 897.
IMR PB, 5.5, 951. IMR PB, 5.0, 878.
Hercules Bullseye, 5.4, 961. Hercules Bullseye, 4.9, 897.
Winchester Super Lite, 5.1, 951. Winchester Super Lite, 4.6, 872.
