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<blockquote data-quote="Dean2" data-source="post: 2254021" data-attributes="member: 26077"><p>For reduced loads use either Trail Boss, per info in red below, do not compress loads, or call Hodgdon and get them to give you reduced load data using 4895 and see if they recommend it. Many of these over bore cartridges do not react well to under loading. The 7 RUM is notorious for being dangerous when loaded below minimum with regular powders.</p><p></p><p>From the Hodgdon site. The bolded bits are links to documents, the ones in Italics and bolded are PDFs.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/low-recoil-loads" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/low-recoil-loads</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Low Recoil Loads </p><p>One great advantage of handloading is adjusting the ballistics to suite a particular need. Wish you could enjoy that .375 H&H at the range for 50 shots instead of 2 or 3 before the recoil takes its toll? Or how about some extended practice on a plate rack with your "grizzly bear stopper" revolver? The Hodgdon Reloading Data Center has an option to do just this.</p><p>Unfortunately, creating a low recoil load is not as simple as just dropping the powder charge. For most cartridge / powder combinations, getting the powder charge low will cause ignition and ballistic problems. Low velocity, low recoil loading is possible, but as always, only with the correct reload data.</p><p>Hodgdon has three separate tabs under the DATA menu of the website's main page to help in low recoil loading.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first is titled <strong><em>"<a href="https://shop.hodgdon.com/sites/www/files/2020-08/h4895-reduced-rifle-loads.pdf" target="_blank">H4895 Reduced Rifle Loads</a>"</em></strong>. H4895 has proven to be a versatile powder that performs superbly at lower powder charges. Loads in this listing are reduced from full power but still offer mid-range performance.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If the goal is minimum recoil, the answer is Hodgdon Trail Boss powder. The second tab under the website DATA menu is titled <strong><em>"<a href="https://shop.hodgdon.com/sites/www/files/2020-08/trail-boss-reduced-loads-2018.pdf" target="_blank">Trail Boss Reduced Loads</a>".</em></strong> Trail Boss can be applied to any cartridge you may want to reload. Trail Boss reloads are very mild and easy to shoot. Designed for Cowboy Action Shooting, Trail Boss has proven to be a great way to get more practice with your big bore hunting rifle.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Not to leave shotgun shooters out, the third tab under the website's DATA menu is titled "<a href="https://shop.hodgdon.com/sites/www/files/2020-08/reducedrecoilshotshellloads.pdf" target="_blank">Reduced Recoil Shotgun Loads</a>". These loads give enough velocity to break a thrown clay target but take a big bite out of the recoil. Ideal for training, particularly for women and youth shooters, where even a light standard target load can wallop the shoulder hard.</li> </ul><p>Hodgdon Powder Company</p><p>IMR® TRAIL BOSS® REDUCED LOADS FOR RIFLE AND PISTOL</p><p>As noted in the powder description section, Trail Boss was designed primarily for reduced loads using lead bullets in pistol cartridges. However, Trail Boss offers superb versatility in rifle cartridges producing reduced loads using lead or jacketed bullets. These reduced loads make firing such cartridges as the 300 Winchester Magnum or even the 458 Winchester Magnum pure fun!</p><p>Where data is already shown for specific cartridges, never exceed listed maximums. Many original black powder pistol cartridges have capacities where a full case to the base of the intended bullet, creates charges that exceed maximum pressures allowed by SAAMI. In all these cartridges, we show data that stays within the SAAMI maximum pressure guidelines.</p><p>Listed below we show a few examples of rifle loads throughout the Reloading Data Center, but the fun doesn't stop there. <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">If you don't see Trail Boss data for your favorite cartridge we have a formula for developing loads for all cartridges and it's simple to follow. This formula may be used in both rifle and pistol applications:</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">1) Find where the base of the bullet to be loaded is located in the case and make a mark on the outside of the case at this location. Then fill the case to that mark with Trail Boss, pour into the scale pan and weigh. This is your maximum load. Pressures will be below the maximum allowed for this cartridge and perfectly safe to use!</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">2) Take 70% of this powder charge weight (multiply the maximum load from step 1 by .7), and that is your starting load.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">3) Start with this beginning load and work up to your maximum charge, all the while searching for the most accurate reduced load. Once found, the fun begins!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean2, post: 2254021, member: 26077"] For reduced loads use either Trail Boss, per info in red below, do not compress loads, or call Hodgdon and get them to give you reduced load data using 4895 and see if they recommend it. Many of these over bore cartridges do not react well to under loading. The 7 RUM is notorious for being dangerous when loaded below minimum with regular powders. From the Hodgdon site. The bolded bits are links to documents, the ones in Italics and bolded are PDFs. [URL='https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/low-recoil-loads'][B]https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/low-recoil-loads[/B][/URL] Low Recoil Loads One great advantage of handloading is adjusting the ballistics to suite a particular need. Wish you could enjoy that .375 H&H at the range for 50 shots instead of 2 or 3 before the recoil takes its toll? Or how about some extended practice on a plate rack with your “grizzly bear stopper” revolver? The Hodgdon Reloading Data Center has an option to do just this. Unfortunately, creating a low recoil load is not as simple as just dropping the powder charge. For most cartridge / powder combinations, getting the powder charge low will cause ignition and ballistic problems. Low velocity, low recoil loading is possible, but as always, only with the correct reload data. Hodgdon has three separate tabs under the DATA menu of the website’s main page to help in low recoil loading. [LIST] [*] [*]The first is titled [B][I]“[URL='https://shop.hodgdon.com/sites/www/files/2020-08/h4895-reduced-rifle-loads.pdf']H4895 Reduced Rifle Loads[/URL]”[/I][/B]. H4895 has proven to be a versatile powder that performs superbly at lower powder charges. Loads in this listing are reduced from full power but still offer mid-range performance. [*] [*]If the goal is minimum recoil, the answer is Hodgdon Trail Boss powder. The second tab under the website DATA menu is titled [B][I]“[URL='https://shop.hodgdon.com/sites/www/files/2020-08/trail-boss-reduced-loads-2018.pdf']Trail Boss Reduced Loads[/URL]”.[/I][/B] Trail Boss can be applied to any cartridge you may want to reload. Trail Boss reloads are very mild and easy to shoot. Designed for Cowboy Action Shooting, Trail Boss has proven to be a great way to get more practice with your big bore hunting rifle. [*] [*]Not to leave shotgun shooters out, the third tab under the website’s DATA menu is titled “[URL='https://shop.hodgdon.com/sites/www/files/2020-08/reducedrecoilshotshellloads.pdf']Reduced Recoil Shotgun Loads[/URL]”. These loads give enough velocity to break a thrown clay target but take a big bite out of the recoil. Ideal for training, particularly for women and youth shooters, where even a light standard target load can wallop the shoulder hard. [/LIST] Hodgdon Powder Company IMR® TRAIL BOSS® REDUCED LOADS FOR RIFLE AND PISTOL As noted in the powder description section, Trail Boss was designed primarily for reduced loads using lead bullets in pistol cartridges. However, Trail Boss offers superb versatility in rifle cartridges producing reduced loads using lead or jacketed bullets. These reduced loads make firing such cartridges as the 300 Winchester Magnum or even the 458 Winchester Magnum pure fun! Where data is already shown for specific cartridges, never exceed listed maximums. Many original black powder pistol cartridges have capacities where a full case to the base of the intended bullet, creates charges that exceed maximum pressures allowed by SAAMI. In all these cartridges, we show data that stays within the SAAMI maximum pressure guidelines. Listed below we show a few examples of rifle loads throughout the Reloading Data Center, but the fun doesn't stop there. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]If you don't see Trail Boss data for your favorite cartridge we have a formula for developing loads for all cartridges and it's simple to follow. This formula may be used in both rifle and pistol applications: 1) Find where the base of the bullet to be loaded is located in the case and make a mark on the outside of the case at this location. Then fill the case to that mark with Trail Boss, pour into the scale pan and weigh. This is your maximum load. Pressures will be below the maximum allowed for this cartridge and perfectly safe to use! 2) Take 70% of this powder charge weight (multiply the maximum load from step 1 by .7), and that is your starting load. 3) Start with this beginning load and work up to your maximum charge, all the while searching for the most accurate reduced load. Once found, the fun begins![/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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