Reduced Recoil loads ???
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Go with lighter bullets with a quick powder such as Benchmark or Varget; this will reduce recoil for sure.
You can try going to a slower buring powder as well, or you can use less of the standard powders.
With luck you'll retain accuracy, but loads wilth poor load density may not perform as well.
Also, do be careful of not going too light with the powder charge, particulalry slow burning powders; this can actually result in catastrophic failure believe it or not, in a phenomenon known as "secondary explosive effect"
You can try going to a slower buring powder as well, or you can use less of the standard powders.
With luck you'll retain accuracy, but loads wilth poor load density may not perform as well.
Also, do be careful of not going too light with the powder charge, particulalry slow burning powders; this can actually result in catastrophic failure believe it or not, in a phenomenon known as "secondary explosive effect"
On Hodgdon's site there are reduced loads with H4895, there's one listed for 243 but you can use their 60% rule for every caliber that uses H4895
http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/Youth Loads.pdf
I make reduced loads for my 375 H&H with this rule and it works great.
http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/Youth Loads.pdf
I make reduced loads for my 375 H&H with this rule and it works great.
I found I still had fairly decent accuracy using Hodgeson H4895 and the 60% rule in my 243 7600. I knew my max load in the gun then I backed of to 70% charge actually. 5 shots at 100 yards were close to 1 inch groups off a bench.
Recoil was reduced but I could still tell I was shooting a rifle.
Recoil was reduced but I could still tell I was shooting a rifle.
Although I no longer hunt, I still have my Dad's old Rem 700 in 7mm Mag. (like I would sell it?!)I still like to shoot it, but full power loads can get a little flinchy on me so I use SR 4759. Very bulky so you cannot double charge.
With 168 grain bullets the "subjective"recoil level for me is about like a 243. With light bullets it is more like a .223. Accuracy is adequate for my needs. It is not a precision load, but it is not precision rifle. Good training powder as far as I am concerned.
A .243 with this powder would be very gentle. Work up to some harder recoiling powders when the basics are under control.
With 168 grain bullets the "subjective"recoil level for me is about like a 243. With light bullets it is more like a .223. Accuracy is adequate for my needs. It is not a precision load, but it is not precision rifle. Good training powder as far as I am concerned.
A .243 with this powder would be very gentle. Work up to some harder recoiling powders when the basics are under control.
