Reduced Recoil Load-H4895

[T Bran]

I have used H4895 reduced loads in 30/06 and 300 win with no issues and would have no fear of using it in .223 . The reduced loads were very helpful when a female friend wanted to hog hunt with us and are a great way to avoid a flinch that can stay with someone for life.
If you have enough twist in the rifle try some heavier bullets as they often feel more like a push than a smack.
BTW your daughters have a great parent I always love to hear folks getting their little ones in the woods.
T

 

[jwrowland77]

Thank you T. My dad wasn't much of a hunter and I haven taken to it in my adulthood and have made it a big part of my life. Being a disabled veteran, shooting and hunting are about the only things I can do without to much pain and I guess my daughters have seen that enjoyment of shooting an hunting in me and love it as well.

My 4yo already wants her own gun. . Of course mama said she can't get one until she is 7. By then, my oldest will be able to step up in guns and my now 4yo will be able to take over the Rossi .223.

 

[TheCracker]

Admittedly my daughter is tall. She probably weighed 65 lbs as a 7 year old and is the tallest girl in her grade. She is 5'3"and about 95 lbs as a 5th grader so it's probably not a fair comparison.

Just FYI, I tried the 60 grain nosler partitions in that little Rossi and the best group was 6"@100 with varget. That gun did way better with 50 grain nosler BT but I settled for the 55 grain Sierra game king. It will do 1.5" @100 with 27 grains of varget.

Anyhow I was going to suggest a lighter bullet as they will help with recoil and this gun seemed to like the lighter bullets. The Rossi has a 1:12 twist if my info is correct so that would make sense. Seems like they should have made it a 1:9 twist with the short barrel and all.

 

[jwrowland77]

Update: She LOVED the special ammo I made for her. She said there was a tad to much kick at the 17.5 load I did, but the 17.0 was just right. So I'm going to do another work up going from 17-17.3 and home it in.

So as of right now it going to be the 17.0 under a 55gn Hornady V-max. I guess I'll have to load up a bunch for her to shoot for deer season.