don't be afraid to ramp those wad-cutters up.
I shoot the 358091 at some pretty impressive speeds in my 6" Dan Wesson, they aren't quite as accurate as the 358477 at a sedate 750 fps.
but running them up to the 1-k area doesn't affect the holes in the paper any and I can keep consistent groups so I know that little 148gr boolit is stable.
I also use the same design only scaled up to 200grs in the 41 mag, this one is fit tightly to the Ruger hunters cylinders [like I have to turn the cylinder to fully seat the round]
and the groups show it, on top of 8.5grs the round isn't moseying along by any means but those neat little round holes stay close together on the paper.
this is the load I like to carry when bumming around during the deer hunt season,,,, I wouldn't hesitate if a shot presented itself.
I don't shoot handguns past about 75yds or so unless flinging lead at rocks on the rare occasion so the wad cutters do pretty much what I want done.
I have the keith and swc type molds too but the wad cutters weigh just a little less, cast super easy, and shoot well, you can't just ignore that.