Has anyone ever messed with reloading .308 at a reduced recoil. I want to try my young son on my .308 but cant seem to find any reduced recoil factory rounds locally. Rifle is a Its a Ruger American Compact.
If you don’t have one, a muzzle brake will reduce recoil significantly and doesn’t have to break the bank. I use a Jerry Miculek, they are available for around $40.
Here's a reduced recoil load that I used to use when I shot my M1A competitively. It's an accurate 200yd load that recoils like an M1 carbine. It can reach out to 300yds, but you'll lose a lot to wind.
Speer 125gr TNT
41.5gr IMR4895
WLR primer
2.75" OAL
EDIT - As a matter of fact, I shot this group last weekend at PHA shooting a practice HP match using the above load. 10 rounds, 200yds prone, iron sights. NRA-SR target (3" x-ring)
You don’t have to thread the barrel to mount a brake. Whitt Machine makes clamp-on brakes. Send them the measurements of your barrel and they make one to fit.
It is an AR platform that fires 308, but uses all the parts from an AR-15, including the bolt and BCG, which results in significantly reduced reciprocating mass, and significantly reduced recoil.
You can use any starting load for a youth load with a lighter bullet.
These are from Hodgdon
.308 Youth Load using Win brass, Fed 210M primer
125 gr NOS BT H4895 38.0 grs vel 2592 fps (24") 31,600 CUP C.O.L 2.800"
130 gr HDY SSP H4895 37.0 grs vel 2542 fps (24") 30,800 CUP C.O.L 2.700"
135 gr SIE SP H4895 36.5 gr vel 2495 fps (24") 30,500 CUP C.O.L 2.700"