I've wondered what good are reduced loads. The Hodgdon page says they are for "youth, plinking, and low recoil". Doubt I would do much "plinking" with a .270. My Rem 700 .270 kicks like an angry mule. Great gun and shooting off sand bags I can hit a dime at 100 yards every time. Last deer I shot with it was right thru the heart, but holy moly that thing kicks; so bad that it's unpleasant to shoot. That's the only gun I can say that about. Are reduced loads really gonna do me any good? Or would I be better off selling the mule and keep shooting deer with my .243 like I did last season?