Thread: Bullet speed?

Any ideas on a low recoil load for my boy to use on deer?i have some 125g sst pills here and 2206h powder ,running a suppressed 16in .308,thinking 35g would be a good start,just bush hunting Sika ,was looking for around 7.62x39 speeds as a recoil table I have seen puts that caliber at the lower end and have used a mini 30 in the past and it always killed well. Thanks

sounds about right.....see if you can find some speer 130grn HPs ....they work at even slower speeds and will open up very well on sika hind sized animal even at low speed....we had great results with the 125grn ballistic tip too in the x39mm
if unsure of powder charge...go to start load in manual....cant go wrong and 125grn projectiles have low recoil anyway.

Or load 30-30 projectiles at 30-30 speeds

Imr 4198 works great for reduced recoil loads. Try 31gr with a 125-130gr. It should give around 2250 fps in your short barrel.

If you want a bit faster, just work your way up.

Imr 4198 generally gives much better accuracy than reduced charges of 2206h

I hurt my shoulder so i loaded up some 125gr sst with 44gr of action rifle powder and used a suppressor that also reduced recoil 2206H should be a good powder as well if thats what you have

Are all powders suitable for downloading?
I know hogdon list h4895 at 60% of max charge.

I'd be interested as i'm downloading a 7mm08 at min. published data @ ~2550 with win760. I'd like to go a bit lower to around 2200-2300 but don't understand internal ballistics well enough.

You are on the right track using the best powder for the job.
Here is a link to load data from Hodgdon with H4895 which is the same powder as 2206H.
https://www.ballisticstudies.com/sit...oad%20data.pdf
I was going to post an image but it seems i can't upload it for some reason.

Good to know, thanks

Originally Posted by stevodog

Are all powders suitable for downloading?
I know hogdon list h4895 at 60% of max charge.

I'd be interested as i'm downloading a 7mm08 at min. published data @ ~2550 with win760. I'd like to go a bit lower to around 2200-2300 but don't understand internal ballistics well enough.

No not all, the only 2 I have heard of is H4985 (2206-H) as listed above, and Trailboss which will give you very slow speeds even subsonic.
2206-H is an excellent powder for the 7mm08 especially with short barrels and bullets 140Gr and under.

Sorry posted after your reply.

Sweet, ill get onto that. Didn't know 2206h,was h4895 as never had cause to use any.

@steveodog a useful resource
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Greetings All,
I use 38 grains of AR2206H behind a 150 grain Hornady spire point or round nose projectile that chronographs 2,350 fps in a 22 inch barrel. Nice soft load and softer with a suppressor. The same charge would be fine with the 125 or 130 grains and give slightly more velocity. 40 grains would be close to 2,500 fps. AR2206H shoots accurately with reduced loads.
Regards Grandpamac.

Cool, thanks a lot

Found the link to ADI / Hodgdon Propellants Equivilents, go right to the bottom and open "Is Hodgdon Propellant the same as ADI Propellant
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Yep I check this for all the other powders I use. Just never had cause to use 2206h before so never looked