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Best powder for reduced recoil
« on: August 20, 2021, 08:10:41 PM »
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!
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Re: Best powder for reduced recoil
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2021, 12:05:09 PM »
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.

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Re: Best powder for reduced recoil
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2021, 12:16:09 PM »
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!!!
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Re: Best powder for reduced recoil
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2021, 04:58:29 PM »
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).
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Re: Best powder for reduced recoil
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2021, 06:14:16 PM »
I've had good results with Red Dot.


 


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