Reduced Loads for 308 Win
 

Not looking for recipes, just an idea of what I can achieve. I'll get the reloading data in print before ever tinkering with loading.

My boy's 5 now and, in the next few years, I'd like to get him deer hunting. Maybe at age 7 or 8? How far down could I load the 308 so it would still drop a deer but have meager recoil? thanks.

RE: Reduced Loads for 308 Win
 

You can use .300 Sav data in the .308Win and get mild recoiling deer killing loads or Speer#10 book and they have a ton of reduced loads for all calibers.......................Harold

RE: Reduced Loads for 308 Win
 

Just be careful with downloading. Stay within the recommendations of your load manuals. Downloading can be dangerous too.

RE: Reduced Loads for 308 Win
 

John Wooters did this exact same thing for his wife in a .308 Sako Forester..................Never reduced loads with ball powders like Win 760 as the reloading manuals caution against this.Stick powders are fine like IMR 3031 etc.........Harold

RE: Reduced Loads for 308 Win
 

Thanks. I'm only going to load what is printed in a manual. No experimenting for me.I know the hazards - one being a hang-fire.

In my one manual, I'm seeing about 2600fps for 125 grains. In my Nosler manual, I'm seeing 2380. That might be more like it for a youngster.

RE: Reduced Loads for 308 Win
 

Thanks. I was looking through all my manuals up at camp and found some loads using IMR4227 in the older Speer manual. This is for a 125gr bullet.I'm thinking I could go down to 2000fps with a 125gr bullet to get him started. Then we could work our way up to 30-30 ballistics and then go hunting.