So somewhere between 75gr and 85gr of powder for a max load?
With 85gr of powder, a 129gr bullet, in an 8lb rifle producing 3400fps, the free recoil energy is 24.01 ft/lbs.
As a comparison, a 300 Win Mag with a 180gr bullet @ 2918fps, using 67gr of H4350 in the same 8lb rifle would produce 24.93 ft/lbs of recoil.
So this "mild recoiling" 26 Nosler will actually be almost indistinguishable from a 300 Win Mag in recoil.
If, however, we go with a max load being 75gr of powder, free recoil drops to 21.61 ft/lbs. That's almost identical to a max load of H4350 with a 180gr bullet in a 30-06: STILL not a "mild" recoiling cartridge in my book!
