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I tried shooting full loads with 60g Sierra and my son thought it was rather loud. I am going to load the Horn 100gr and/or Sierra 85gr to develop a load for deer season. I want to try some reduce load and see if this works better for him. Note this rifle is the Ruger American Youth (Compact) and the 18" barrel does make a difference. Not sure why Ruger went with this length of barrel. While in Wally World I saw a M700 ADL Youth with 20" barrel for $377 but....I got this Ruger and want to see if reduced load works for him. I did a search and did not find any reduced loads. I mention Hornady 100gr and Sierra 85gr but I also have a couple Speer 6mm boxes...bullet weight weight I forgot off the top of my head. Speer lists powder for reduced loads but I do not have that powder. Appreciate if you give me reduced loads with other powders. Thanks.
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100 gr Hornady BTSP
Federal 210 gold
38.0 gr IMR 4350
2620 fps out of a 22" 700
Plugs + muffs work for my boys....
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You could try Hornady Custom Lite loads for the .243. On sale with good reviews at Cabelas. If they work for your son you could then reload a similar load.
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30 grains of IMR 4198 or H 4198, with bullets from 85 to 100 grains...RL 7 can also work just fine....
I load this stuff every year for a Disabled Navy Vet buddy, and he has used this effectively to 200-250 yds with great success...
want to go lighter, his son had used the same load, but 25 grains when he was younger ( 12 to 14 range)...
Remington uses 4198 for their "Managed Recoil" loads...
Cast bullet manuals are a good source of info for this application also...
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26gr 4895
87gr Hornady SP
CCI-200
COL 2.750"
2320fps from a 22" Handi-Rifle
Very good accuracy and kills deer out to 100ds with no problems for my grandson. Havn't tried it further out.
I must confess, I was born at a very early age. --Groucho Marx
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when they deserve it. --Mark Twain
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my 10 year old daughter is shooting 25 grains of imr 4198 with 95nbt
with wlr primer
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Used Seafire's recommendation last year for my 10yo and settled on a 85hpbt over 28gr of imr4198.
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