My 14 year old daughter shot her first deer last year with a 7-08. She is a petite little thing so I wanted a light load that wouldn't beat her. Using the 60% rule with H4895 I tested the 120 NBT with 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, and 40 grains and shot three shot groups through her M7 youth. Every group was sub-MOA and I picked the 29gr charge.
This year she is a bit bigger and can take some more recoil so I am going to try the 35 gr load with the 120 and also try something in the 33-35gr range with the Horn 139 BTSP. I wasn't extremely happy with the NBT performance after at 70yds on her doe and would like something that is going to hold together better and penetrate.
