I've loaded with H110/296 for ages, and I too remember when there was no recommended charge reduction, and like Skip, I only use it for loading train stoppers. This is simply because that's what it was designed for, and the only thing it's good for. Actually great for. I've loaded it in the three original magnums, and I've loaded really heavy bullets in 38 Spl with it. Perhaps my most famous use for it was in my silhouette days when I shot a 357 mag Contender with 125 gr Hornady bullets (pre XTP) with a case load of 296 and a small rifle primer. Magnum pistol primers left too much unburned powder in the barrel. That load never got chronographed, but actually shook the ground when fired. My goal at the time was to shoot out to 100 yards without having to adjust the sights. A "357 Swift" if you will. It didn't work, but it was interesting trying. Even the 100 yard rams simply disappeared in the blink of an eye when hit with this monster. I should have tried it in a rifle, that would have been fascinating. Nowdays it's heavy cast bullets and big bores. I too have settled down over the years, but in my prime I was truly a menace to public safety.
