Well, I'm gonna jump in even though I won't use Titegroup to fertilize a garden!

Love the company, can't stand the powder! Too fast for hot loads and not enough in the case to keep from having a triple charge!

One question though, what weight bullet are you loading?

Here is something you can do to get your "nice looking" cartridge back (although, I have never loaded to that standard! ) Simply lengthen the OAL! You will not get into trouble with Titegroup and excessive lengths, as long as you are in the prescribed data. You will lose velocity, that's true. Simply bump the charge up a bit .2gr for every .030" that the OAL is lengthened.

Case in point: 230gr bullet and x.2gr of Titegroup @ 2.200" OAL would be x.4gr of Titgroup @ 2.230" in my world and maybe x.5gr @ 2.260".

That's me. If I was shooting them in a M625, I would/could go a bit more if I wanted. Although, I wouldn't cause, I'd use a different powder!

Have a good day!