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- Dec 25, 2007
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Gentlemen,
I am leaning on a 7mm-08 for my 7 year old son to shoot/hunt with. He is only 5 now. I have a bunch of 100 gr..284 dia. bullets (Sierra and Hornady). I wanted to let him "burn" them up this coming spring with some light powder charges and these 100 gr. bullets and get him used to the recoil before bumping him up to 120 Gr. Nosler BT's and heavier powder charges for whitetails in 09.
The newest book I have that lists any loads for that bullet is a Hornady book that lists 40.1 Grains of IMR 4064 as a starting load. Does anyone have any other data for such a lightweight load? I'm not worried about driving tacks; just want the boy to get used to it. It lists a bunch of other powders, but I already have the IMR 4064. I'm not sure if that load would be satisfactory with what I wanted to do or if there was another powder that would give me even a lighter recoil with that bullet?
Thank You
I am leaning on a 7mm-08 for my 7 year old son to shoot/hunt with. He is only 5 now. I have a bunch of 100 gr..284 dia. bullets (Sierra and Hornady). I wanted to let him "burn" them up this coming spring with some light powder charges and these 100 gr. bullets and get him used to the recoil before bumping him up to 120 Gr. Nosler BT's and heavier powder charges for whitetails in 09.
The newest book I have that lists any loads for that bullet is a Hornady book that lists 40.1 Grains of IMR 4064 as a starting load. Does anyone have any other data for such a lightweight load? I'm not worried about driving tacks; just want the boy to get used to it. It lists a bunch of other powders, but I already have the IMR 4064. I'm not sure if that load would be satisfactory with what I wanted to do or if there was another powder that would give me even a lighter recoil with that bullet?
Thank You