11.8 of 1680 was giving me 1000fps with an 8” barrel and the berrys 220. Roughly the same with the 220smk’s iirc. I would start in the low 12s and work down.
Freedom munitions is part of the reason I got into reloading. Had a box of 223 that would push the bullet back into the case when chambering, pouring powder everywhere. There was a few from that box that I pulled the bullet out of the case by hand. Also had a squib 9mm from them. Swore them off...
My new reloading room is still under construction, so most everything is packed away. I will throw this out there though, I’m looking for 1lb of VV N120 and/or a 4lb N320. Have all the usual suspects for trade as far as powders & primers are concerned. With any luck, I should be getting things...