sorry if this is a repeat thread,,i,m new to the site. I,ve been reading on the 18.5 creedmore thread and the velocities. I have a 26" douglas barrel on a 700 action. I,ve just started to work up something that will shoot. I mainly shoot 200-300 yrd shoots locally.2550-2570fps seems to be where my first decent loads are at 100yrds with 140 a-max,s and h-4350. I,m not a professional at reloading and would like all the input on this round I can get. 39.5 grains of h-4350 with a seating depth of 2.810 to 2.820 is what seems to shoot off the get go. ,,break in should be complete now. . oal for my chamber with the a max 140,s is 2.855 I believe. I,ll take all the help u can give. thx,,,dan