Best powder for reduced recoil

[Platensek-po]

I have 250 plated bullets for my 30-30 that I would like to load with something along the lines of unique or trail boss. Curious what people recommend. Mostly I want to get my son practicing using a bigger rifle but with lower recoil loads and work his way up. Do guys prefer trail boss or unique or…?? Any suggestions or tips are greatly appreciated!

[Stein]

Trail Boss is awesome, you can make an incredibly soft load and it wasn't too difficult to find.  I had another thread around here for the .243 I did, google Trail Boss reduced recoil and you should find a pdf that gives min and max loads.  Essentially, you calculate full case capacity and take a percentage of that as a starting point.  Pick the lightest bullet you want and the lightest load they recommend and it'll be a very light shooting round.

[Platensek-po]

Trail Boss is awesome, you can make an incredibly soft load and it wasn't too difficult to find.  I had another thread around here for the .243 I did, google Trail Boss reduced recoil and you should find a pdf that gives min and max loads.  Essentially, you calculate full case capacity and take a percentage of that as a starting point.  Pick the lightest bullet you want and the lightest load they recommend and it'll be a very light shooting round.

Awesome thanks!!!

[BigGoonTuna]

I’ve done some messing around with shooter’s world “Buffalo rifle” powder.  Supposedly you can use 5744 data for it.  They claim that it can be used in nearly everything.

I have had good luck with it in my .375 ruger, pushing 235 speer bullets to around 2000fps. Very accurate and kicks about like a .270 (In my opinion).

[CP]

I've had good results with Red Dot.