Thread: Downloading / Reduced loads for youth or recoil sensitive shooters

Originally Posted by Cigar

What sort of velocity are the reduced loads doing?

2570 fps mate, as on the pic (actually you may have asked before the pics were up) Basically 6.5 Grendel speeds.

Originally Posted by GWH

2570 fps mate, as on the pic (actually you may have asked before the pics were up) Basically 6.5 Grendel speeds.

What is the recoil [in lbs?]

Originally Posted by TeRei

What is the recoil [in lbs?]

I calculate it to be 7.3 lbs, but I dont believe that takes into account the effect of the suppressor, other than it increasing the weight of the rifle.

More importantly it was low enough for my skinny little 8 year old to handle no problem.

This rifle weighs 8.9 pounds with the B&C stock, 24" rem 700 barrel, DPT with 5x baffles and a fairly heavy Weaver Super slam scope, which obviously helps reduce the felt recoil.

Originally Posted by GWH

I calculate it to be 7.3 lbs, but I dont believe that takes into account the effect of the suppressor, other than it increasing the weight of the rifle.

More importantly it was low enough for my skinny little 8 year old to handle no problem.

This rifle weighs 8.9 pounds with the B&C stock, 24" rem 700 barrel, DPT with 5x baffles and a fairly heavy Weaver Super slam scope, which obviously helps reduce the felt recoil.

Clearly he enjys using it. Winner.

Originally Posted by TeRei

Clearly he enjys using it. Winner.

Yeah he sure does, I'm quite happy that he can handle it and shoot it fairly well.

Just gotta put him in front of some goats or a deer now. He's been shooting a few rabbits with the 17hmr and the Hornet for the last year or so when i shoot the orchards.