Lever rifle matches

[Kurt]

4198 is a good powder for the .444. I have used it for the .444 with jacketed bullets as well as 5744 and 4759.
I'm looking for a good load between 1300 and 1600 fps. And I just have to set the chronograph up and see where I am at this point. From the time these bullets kick up the snow behind the target I think that I'm at the top end of what I want. A lot faster then any of my sharps shoot.
I have a alloy mix that I really don't know just how hard it is. I have a mix I used for the O3A3 that is a mix of Babbitt I used for pouring Steam Valve and Ammonia Valve seats and it is on the hard side but it sure works good for the fast twist bores. But I don't have much of it left.