Don Fischer
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I had to go look up reduced ammo at Midway and see what they have. Only found one load, just more than I want to look for. 300 mag reduced load use's a 150 gr bullet! I would not get a 300 mag and use a 150gr bullet in it for much of anything. Probably better choice's to compare but it came first. I have no idea how from a 300 mag, a 150 gr bullet can be compared to a 200gr bullet? Let's see, I think I've heard about reduced recoil in a 270. What bullet do they drop to there? Problem with dropping below 130 gr is the same problem with dropping down to a 150 gr in a 300 mag. You hit something to close and velocity is gonna tear apart the bullet in all likely hood. In the 300, I can't see any value to a 150gr bullet unless your shooting varmint's. Good bullet in a 308 but a 300 mag? I believe that everyone would be far better off getting a rifle in a cartridge they can handle with out reduced recoil load's. To get the reduced recoil you have to give up something. In that 300 mag you gave up bullet construction. Probably do the same with the 270. And no way can they equal there larger cousin using a heavier bullet.
When the ammo company's came up with this reduced load stuff, they had to have toung in cheek. If a 260, for example, is to much for a new shooter, give him/her a 243. If that's to much give them a 223. After they get to shooting they will most likely learn to handle more recoil. Maybe not something on a 30-06 case and maybe not something needing a 150gr plus bullet. You say you did this by getting low recoil ammo for them? Nice of you but what happens when dad take's them out and doesn't want to fool with that stuff? I can't imagine anyone having trouble with most if not all 243 loads. In 25-06 I suspect it's not the recoil that would get them but rather the muzzle blast.
At some point I would suspect you'd want to open up shooting some and get them into better for cal hunting bullet's. Be kind of hard to say take away their reduced 130 gr load in 30-06 and hand them a full power 150 gr load.
When the ammo company's came up with this reduced load stuff, they had to have toung in cheek. If a 260, for example, is to much for a new shooter, give him/her a 243. If that's to much give them a 223. After they get to shooting they will most likely learn to handle more recoil. Maybe not something on a 30-06 case and maybe not something needing a 150gr plus bullet. You say you did this by getting low recoil ammo for them? Nice of you but what happens when dad take's them out and doesn't want to fool with that stuff? I can't imagine anyone having trouble with most if not all 243 loads. In 25-06 I suspect it's not the recoil that would get them but rather the muzzle blast.
At some point I would suspect you'd want to open up shooting some and get them into better for cal hunting bullet's. Be kind of hard to say take away their reduced 130 gr load in 30-06 and hand them a full power 150 gr load.