Check my math for H4895 reduced loads

[mattri]

Looking at Hodgdon's 60% rule for reducing loads with H4895 and their listed data for a 100gr Barnes in 7mm-08 I come up with 27grs.

Not looking for anyone to own this for me but does this seem about right?

 

[eric32]

I would be careful when using reduced loads i believe anything lower than 60% of max charge can be very be dangerous. Read somewhere that it can result in a bullet stuck in the bore and that is just a bad day at the range. Also the powder can move away from the primer resulting in some funny things happening

 

[tiny68]

I think your a little too low. The Hodgdon link below has some good youth loads. They list around 35 gr with the 125s. Luck, Tim

http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/H4895%20Reduced%20Rifle%20Loads.pdf

 

[swehrman]

I've used the 60% method for other cartridges when coming up with reduced H4895 loads and never had an issue. I'd feel perfectly fine shooting the 27 grain load.

-- Scott

 

[mattri]

Thanks for the replies.

Hoping to find a light recoiling load that will hit close to poa at very close range.

This is not a load I plan to shoot much at all, just want something that the kids can use to shoot a "big gun" and feel like they're part of the action, if it hits a milk jug at 50 yards then we're set.

I have most of a box of 120gr Sierras left and some brass that was culled through weight sorting that this is going into. Will experiment with caution and report back.

 

[Nvreloader]

Find a can of IMR 4759 powder, made for reduced loads, very large bulky powder, have shot lots of it teaching the kids to shoot the big guns, reduced loads for cottontails/squirrels etc, from 22-25- thru 300 HH mag.

Better than guessing with normal powders, IMHO.

Tia,
Don

 

[mattri]

Got to try the reduced loads today. Accuracy was plenty good enough @ 50 and recoil was very light- perfect for what it has to do.

 

[jim_k]

I prefer 70-75% of a listed max load, since I tried lower once, and got several hang-fires; nothing happened for a moment, then there was a puff, spit, and whoosh as the bullet exited, and hit much lower than those rounds which burned at the normal rate. As previously mentioned, at 50 yds for target shooting, fill the case to the bottom of the bullet with Trail Boss, which is designed for that, and produces even less velocity and recoil.

 

[dzelenka]

My reduced load for the 7-08 is 35.0gr H4895 with a 140 Ballistic tip. My 13 year old niece took a number of deer with this load. I used 32.0 gr of H4895 under a 120 Ballistic Tip in a .260 for my daughter when she was 10. It duplicates the ballistics of the 6.5 JDJ and is very effective.

I have also used SR4759 under very light bullets as a practice load (It was 20.0 gr under an 85 gr Sierra in the .260 for 2200 fps). almost zero recoil and good accuracy out to 100 yards.

Dan

 

[fredhorace77]

Dont forget about trailboss powder also. ive had good luck with it and H4895