Powder for reduced 7mm-08 loads

[Laelkhunter]

I have been doing some research on reduced loads for the 7mm-08 for my grandson's Savage Axis youth deer rifle. I will be loading a 120 grain bullet, and the data I have found starts at 35.2 grains of H4895. I went to Cabelas, and all they have is IMR4895.
Do you think there is much difference in the Hodgdon and the IMR?

 

[Matt27]

I don't think they are interchangeable but Hodgdon says you can start at 60 percent of max and work up from there with H4895
http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/H4895 Reduced Rifle Loads.pdf

 

[ntg]

Going to Hodgdon's website and look at the loads listed they have this for I4895:
Start: 41.5gr and max load of 44.0gr. (to result in roughly 3,022fps). If it was me doing the load work, I'd start at 42 gr. and work up from there.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Going to Hodgdon's website and look at the loads listed they have this for I4895:
Start: 41.5gr and max load of 44.0gr. (to result in roughly 3,022fps). If it was me doing the load work, I'd start at 42 gr. and work up from there.

Thanks.

 

[J E Custom]

Try this link

Take Aim at Rifle Reloading Data | Hodgdon Reloading

It will give you a good comparison with no guessing.

J E CUSTOM

 

[turkeyfever]

you can use IMR Trail Boss also.
https://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/Trail-Boss-Reduced-Loads R_P.pdf

 

[Laelkhunter]

Thanks everyone for the info. I did buy a box of Hornady Custom Lite ammo at Cabelas. It is loaded with the 120 grain SST. I think I will see how those shoot before I buy the components to load some reduced power loads for his rifle.