I have a Yugo 24/47 that I am reloading for. My current load is a HDY 150 gr SP on top of 45 Grains of IMR 3031, which is OVER MAX according to the IMR data, but is listed in Speer's manual, and is perfectly safe in my rifle. IMR lists a max of 34.5 grains, which should yield 2335 FPS. My problem is that with my current load, I am about 8" high at 100 yards with the stock sights. I am wondering if reducing the load to around 2300 FPS would give me a noticable drop at 100 yards. I have run the numbers through a ballistics calculator, and even 2300 fps with that bullet will still make a good 200 yard deer/antelope load, providing I can drop it enough at 100 yards to not have to hold WAY low.

Any thoughts?

Later,

Marcial