i just got a 308 ruger frontier with a 16" BBL. i need a load using a 130 SP grain bullet that will be both mild for my daughters to shoot and efficint in the shorter tube (read low flash as well).
thanks in advance

try 28 grains of IMR 4198 with the 130 sp. My daughter uses that one as a practice load, then switches to 41.5 grains of H-4895 w/150 sp for hunting. No problems, no flinches. Works well in a 20" remington 660.

thats mt hunting load as well 41.5 gr H4895 but over a 165 BTSP in a 20" Steyr I get 2550.
ever shoot a 31 gr H4895 load w/ a 130 SP?

I have good results in my 22" 1:12 .308 with 16gr of Blue Dot under a NOS 125gr BT with fed 210 primers, 2400 may also work well.