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Help deciding on a rifle for my daughter
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<blockquote data-quote="jimbires" data-source="post: 1153040" data-attributes="member: 11011"><p>I've never tried to reduce IMR4064 loads below book min .you have to be careful with reduced loads using certain powders , you can get hang fires , and over pressure from detonation . H4895 works well for reducing loads . </p><p></p><p> I've been thinking on this , since you already have all the 308 stuff you might want to just buy her a 308 . start her out with reduced loads and work her up as she gains skill . </p><p> I worked with a savage axis 308 for a new shooter . awful trigger but it shot well . if you want to reduce 308 loads I did this for a young girl a few years ago . her dad tried to get her to shoot factory 150 grain ammo , it was way to much . she couldn't handle the factory reduced recoil ammo either . I got this info from my speer #13 manual , it is light recoil , and accurate in her rifle . I used a 125 ballistic tip , IMR4198 powder , cci200 primer , min 25.0 gr @ 1969 FPS - max 29.0 gr @ 2185 FPS . I forget what the powder charge was I used for her ( I might have it in my notes ) but I just played with seating depth and dialed it right in . I have pics of the targets showing seating depth changes . </p><p></p><p> <a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage001.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage001.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage002.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>the heavy trigger got me on this one .</p><p><a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage003.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage003.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p> she shot it well too I made a scope adjustment between the two groups . </p><p><a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004-1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimbires, post: 1153040, member: 11011"] I've never tried to reduce IMR4064 loads below book min .you have to be careful with reduced loads using certain powders , you can get hang fires , and over pressure from detonation . H4895 works well for reducing loads . I've been thinking on this , since you already have all the 308 stuff you might want to just buy her a 308 . start her out with reduced loads and work her up as she gains skill . I worked with a savage axis 308 for a new shooter . awful trigger but it shot well . if you want to reduce 308 loads I did this for a young girl a few years ago . her dad tried to get her to shoot factory 150 grain ammo , it was way to much . she couldn't handle the factory reduced recoil ammo either . I got this info from my speer #13 manual , it is light recoil , and accurate in her rifle . I used a 125 ballistic tip , IMR4198 powder , cci200 primer , min 25.0 gr @ 1969 FPS - max 29.0 gr @ 2185 FPS . I forget what the powder charge was I used for her ( I might have it in my notes ) but I just played with seating depth and dialed it right in . I have pics of the targets showing seating depth changes . [URL=http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage001.jpg.html][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage001.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage002.jpg.html][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage002.jpg[/IMG][/URL] the heavy trigger got me on this one . [URL=http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage003.jpg.html][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage003.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004.jpg.html][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004.jpg[/IMG][/URL] she shot it well too I made a scope adjustment between the two groups . [URL=http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004-1.jpg.html][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004-1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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