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Originally posted by the_captain:
I'm trying to build something that duplicates the Federal reduced recoil load for the 270 Win: 145 gr bullet at 2200 fps. (I believe this is a better way of making youth loads than the Remington option of a light 115 gr bullet at 2710 fps.)

The closest I can come up with so far is a starting load of 57.6 gr Accurate 8700 under a 140 gr bullet out of the manual. This would work great for now, but does not leave much room to grow. This powder tops out at 64 gr for 2453 fps. I don't think this is an ideal powder for the 270, but it would definitely work for this specific application. I can't really use it for anything else, though.

Is there a better powder that can span a full range of velocities for a 140 gr bullet, from say 2200 fps up to 2900+ fps? I've read that H4895 is good for reduced loads in many cartridges, but this powder tops out at 42.6gr for 2768 fps at this bullet weight in my manuals, which is going to be missing a lot of potential velocity once this youngster gets acclimated to recoil. If this is a better powder for reduced loads, can you make suggestions for safe charges?

Any other suggestions for building this kind of ammo would be much appreciated.