Reduced load data, .416 Taylor
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D-man None of the books I have make any mention of reduced loads in the 416 Taylor. However there are a number of sources for reduced loads for 45 cal rifles such as the 45-70 and 458 Win. The Speer manuals show 4759 listed in reduced loads. In the 458 it lists 26 grs of 4759 for 1262 fps with a 400 gr bullet and 30 grs for 1445fps. Strangely Speer lists even higher loads for the 45-70. Up to 34 grs of 4759 and a 400 gr bullet for 1567 fps. You didn't mention what sort of velocity you hoped to get. If you don't care what your velocity is and just want some low recoil practice loads it doesn't much matter. If I were looking for some low recoil loads I would try about 25 grs of 4759 and a 400 gr bullet in a 416 taylor and work up to about 30-32 grs. If you want a little more velocity than that consider starting with 45 grs of 4198 and work up carefully. One thing you may find is the point of impact with these reduced loads will be radically different than full power loads. Hope that helps.
Thanks for all that rokoro. I'm looking for about 1500fps with the 4759 powder....I get about 1800 with a reduced load of 3031 so anything upwards of that velocity is taken care of with normal powders. I'll let you know how the reduced loads with 4759 work out, thanks again.
D-man I loaded some reduced loads in my 458 and found some very inconsistant. I read an article about reduced loads in large bore British rifles. The author used 5 grs of polyester filler material on top of the powder. This holds the powder close to the primer and the loads became very consistant and the groups got a lot smaller. The polyester material is the white fluffy stuff you use in aquarium filters. You can get this stuff at any pet store that sells tropical fish. I do not know if it is blown out when you shoot or if it is consummed when the powder burns but I found no residue in the barrel from the polyester filler. You may want to try that.
2 words....cotton balls...Buy a bag of them,rip off a small piece and using a pencil tamp it down on top of the powder charge. It burns up and you dont get a hang fire with it.Just enuff to keep the powder against the primer is all you need. I use it all the time in reduced loads in my 458 and my 460 WBY. Trust me,a 460 WBY with a reduced load with 405 grainers and a hang fire is not fun to shoot.
go to a big box store and buy the largest pillow for the cheapest money, that has "Polyester" filling
then cut it open and pull tufts of it out to get a loose ball about double the size of the area to be filled.
gently push this into the case, and let the bullet fully seat it.
it is used to only hold the powder back, and does not act like a "Wad" as it is porous.
it is not consumed, it is ejected in a puff ball.
Cotton balls can also work good, but be careful, cotton burns and can light a dry forest on fire!
When in doubt, call Hodgdon (hodgdon is slow on e-mails, real slow) for info or e-mail Western Powders for recommendations. If they have it, they will give it to you. You can be quite surprised at times, by the info they don't publish, that they have. You can try Hornady also.
