260 Remington light recoil load

[puppy]

Anyone got a good light load for a 260 with 120 gr. bullets? I have an Encore I setup for my 9 yo. daughter to shoot but she is sensitive to recoil (she is rather small at ~55-60 lbs). I know the 260 doesn't have a lot of recoil anyway but just looking for proven suggestions without dropping to a 100 or 85 gr. bullet.
Thanks

 

[Deer Assassin]

in my 7/08 120 nbt 24" bbl

40 grains re15 2725 is a killer load
I have had several youths kill with it and i shot a 200 lb buck at 269 high shoulder dropped in its tracks

I am sure something similar would work in 260

 

[DaveB]

You may want to look at the 100 grain Nosler Partition. Lots of different powders and you could start at the low charge end.

here's a link.....
https://load-data.nosler.com/load-data/260-remington/


To help reduce felt recoil I would get one of these. My Wife will not shoot without one and she shoots max load .243 100 gr partition.

https://www.academy.com/shop/browse/sea ... T%20recoil

 

[Hunter 257W]

One great option is to use a reduced load with H4895. Hodgdon states that it is safe to reduce powder charges for any cartridge, where H4895 is appropriate to use, to as low as 60% of the Max load. This drastically reduces recoil. I've tried this with 395 grain cast bullets in my 460 Weatherby and it makes a huge difference.

I would post the web link but can't figure out how to capture it since it doesn't all show up at one time to Copy. It's easy to do a search for "H4895 Reduced Loads" and find this on the Hodgdon/IMR website to verify that it's safe for yourself.

 

[2in1shot]

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[mr.big]

I haven't tried it in 260 but have used Blue dot in 223 and 308 and really liked it..
Looks like about 20 hrs gives about 2000 fps with a 100 gr bullet which would be ideal for a NBT or partition
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthrea ... oad_w_Blue

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[FTG-05]

Go Dad! Good luck to your daughter!!! :super: