Right now I've been using 43.5 grains of 4198. Longest shot in mountain area around 125-150 yards in our Northern zone. Southern zone maybe 75-400 yards but I use 7-08 and 7 mag for that hunting. A 300 grain mold would have been ideal but I wanted one from Noe and all Al had at time was the 395. I know',,, I could have waited but casting is my favorite hobby now next to reloading and shooting.
Eyes are not good enough for open sights so using a 1-8 vortex with bdc reticle. Using Starline Brass with a CCI BR2 match primer. Recoil at max loads are not so bad hunting with adrenalin high while hunting but I like to shoot several rounds a month. If I'm going to shoot at the bench I'd like my practice loads same as my hunting loads. I see you are middle Tn and I'm originally from East Tn on Va border so our hunting here not much different altitudes and mostly mountains and valleys until you get about an hour south. Not valleys; Hollers.