Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Low recoil cartridge choice & or reduced load choice

The two most recent for me were
6.5 x 284, 120 gr bullet with 16 gr through 20 gr of Bluedot. All were 1-1/4 or less groups at 100yds.

7.62x39, 150 gr Hornday .312 bullet and 6.9 gr of Titegroup, subsonic. Load data from Hodgdon and works well from the bolt gun.

I'm hunting close range woods distance and don't need max velocity and don't want to sell my rifles for something smaller.

The 223, 22-250, 6mmBR, 243, 6mmCreedmoor and 7x57 have also worked well with reduced loads.

Nudge Seafire for more load ideas!

300BO. As shown in the other thread, it kills stuff just fine inside its range, and recoil is negligible.

You're looking at 5-6ft/lb recoil from a sub 7lb rifle, depending on the load. It's also a powder sipper, which is nice with prices being what they are these days.

Who the heck is this Seafire Character?

I agree with this. For hunting deer, I generally use a 127grain LRX or a 130 grain Accubond, and recoil is quite light with plenty of power for any deer out to 400+ yards.

My little, tiny, petite 12 year old grand daughter killed her first mule deer with my 700 ADL with 6mm-284 barrel using the 95 gr ballistic tip. It could have just as easily been a 243 or 6mm.

The 260 is essentially a ballistic twin of the heralded 6.5 Creedmoor, especially in my fast twist barrels and extended mags. Both of which are irrelevant using a 100 gr or 120 gr bullet at reduced velocity.

Yes, I would hand them one of the 260s with a 95 or 100 gr bullet at 2500-2600 fps.

A 7-08 with a 120 at 2500 fps would work equivalently.

Or Hell, just hand 'em a 30-30.

That, 12 year old grandson shoots mine.

I bought a very nice little 700 bolt action 6.8SPC a few years back. It has very mild recoil. I have a 6..8AR as well. Never killed a deer with either but have killed several coyotes,foxes, coons and hogs with the 6.8AR. 90gr federal gold dot LEO overrun ammo has worked extremely well. Buddy of mine also uses a 6.8AR on hogs and loves it with 115gr fusions.

I’ve killed piles of deer with 223 and 22-250. No trick bullets just 55 sierras and 55&60gr hornady SP. 22-250 usually bang flops them. 223 they usually make a mad dash then flip ass over tea kettle in 35-50 yards. I bought several hundred 62 gr fusions to try but never got around to trying them as I never felt the need to switch from the others mentioned.

6.5 CM using 4350 and a 100 gr. TTSX. My kids have killed 18 deer with it. I’m having that gun cut and threaded now for a suppressor so I’ll bump up the load now.

I found a good 100ttsx top-end load with Big Game in a 22” .260 bolt gun several years back. Made 3200fps. It was a heck of a killer. I’ve thought about revisiting the concept with my 18” suppressed 6.5CM.

I see the 6.8SPC mentioned above. One only has to look at all the good field data for that round to see how effective a downloaded 6.5CM, 7mm-08, or the like can be with the right bullets.

We have used 222, 22-250 and reduced power loads in 270 for many deer as my nephews and boys were growing up. A bunch of cartridges listed were not really available back in the early late 90's -2000's when we were using them.

There are many cartridges that will work with simple reduction of powder. Starting to moderate powder charges in most cartridges make for very pleasant.

That Seafire character is is kind of a savant when it comes to low power loads.

Thanks!

I knew I had 'friends in low places'... just like the song...

I'm just another redneck in the Trailer Park on the road outta town.

Seafire, you have no idea how low!