I just returned from the range today where I was trying some loads to try and achieve what the original poster was looking for. I had some 235 gr. Speers loaded with 73-75 gr. of RL-15. I do think that the recoil was reduced, but the accuracy was nothing to write home about. The best was 73 gr at just over 1 1/2 inches. This rifle shoots the 300 gr. Federal Partition factory load under 1 inch at 100 yds. This was my first go around with handloads for it. I guess I will keep looking for a better load. I have a bunch of Hornady 300 gr. roundnose that came with the rifle and one box of Sierra 300 gr. boattails.