Hodgdon® H4895® REDUCED RIFLE LOADS for Youth Hunting, Informal Target and Plinking
Hodgdon Powder Company developed the following reduced loads for use on deer and similarly sized game animals. The bullets chosen were originally designed for single shot pistols and their lower velocities. These rifle loads have been developed to closely approximate those pistol velocities, resulting in similar performance on game animals. Thus, producing loads effective to 200 yards with minimal recoil.
H4895 powder was chosen because it is the slowest burning propellant that ignites uniformly in reduced charges. For years H4895 has been the top choice of cast bullet shooters. For this type of shooting, loads are reduced even more than the hunting loads listed here. To create this type of target and plinking loads, we recommend our 60% rule with H4895: Refer to our latest reloading manual or the Reloading Data Center found on this website; take the maximum H4895 charge listed for any given cartridge and multiply it by 60%. The shooter can create a 1500 to 2100 f/s load, depending on the bullet weight shown. This works ONLY where H4895 is listed. DO NOT use H4895 in a cartridge where it has not been shown.
Call Hodgdon Powder Company if additional information is needed. Loads may be adjusted up or down to achieve best accuracy. However, DO NOT reduce by more than an additional 10%.
Sample Reduced Loads
Bullet Weight (Gr.)
Bullet Diam.
C.O.L. Grs. Vel. (Ft/s) Pressure
Bullet Weight (Gr.)
Bullet Diam.
C.O.L. Grs. Vel. (Ft/s) Pressure
243 WINCHESTER Barrel: 24"
80 GR. HDY SSP
0.243"
2.640"
Case: Winchester Primer: Winchester LR 28.5 2704 31,100 CUP
270 WINCHESTER Barrel: 24"
100 GR. HDY SP 110 GR. SIE SPT
.277" .277"
3.145" 3.145"
Case: Winchester Primer: Winchester LR 36.0 2604 28,000 CUP
36.2 2594 29,100 CUP
308 WINCHESTER Barrel: 24"
125 GR. NOS BT 130 GR. HDY SSP 135 GR. SIE SP
Case: Winchester Primer: Federal 210M
.308" .308" .308"
2.800" 2.700" 2.700"
38.0 2592 37.0 2542 36.5 2494
31,600 CUP 30,800 CUP 30,500 CUP
30-06
Barrel: 24"
125 GR. NOS BT 130 GR. HDY SSP 135 GR, SIE SP
Case: Winchester Primer: Winchester LR
270 WINCHESTER SHORT MAGNUM Barrel: 24"
Case: Winchester Primer: Winchester LRM
39.0 2677 30,800 PSI 40.0 2702 33,900 PSI
100 GR. HDY SP 110 GR. SIE SPT
.277" .277"
2.700" 2.700"
.308" .308" .308"
3.270" 3.220" 3.160"
40.5 2615 39.0 2544 39.0 2495
31,200 CUP 31,500 CUP 30,800 CUP
7X57mm MAUSER Barrel: 24"
120 GR. NOS BT 130 GR. SIE SPT
.284" .284"
3.000" 3.000"
Case: Winchester Primer: Winchester LR 37.0 2603 37,900 CUP
36.3 2510 38,600 CUP
300 REMINGTON S.A. ULTRA MAGNUM Barrel: 24"
Case: Remington Primer: Remington 9 1/2M
125 GR. NOS BT 130 GR. HDY SSP 135 GR. SIE SP
.308" 2.825" .308" 2.750" .308" 2.720"
42.5 2604 42.0 2560 41.0 2499
29,200 PSI 30,000 PSI 29,700 PSI
7mm-08 REMINGTON Barrel: 24"
120 GR. HDY SP
130 GR. SIE SPT
.284" .284"
2.800" 2.800"
Case: Remington Primer: Remington 9 1/2 35.6 2605 34,700 CUP
35.2 2503 32,500 CUP
300 WINCHESTER SHORT MAGNUM Barrel: 24"
Case: Winchester Primer: Winchester LRM
125 GR. NOS BT 130 GR. HDY SSP 135 GR. SIE SP
.308" 2.810" .308" 2.720" .308" 2.720"
43.5 2596 42.5 2554 41.5 2507
27,000 PSI 28,400 PSI 28,600 PSI
7mm REMINGTON S.A. ULTRA MAGNUM Barrel: 24"
Case: Remington Primer: Remington 9 1/2M
39.5 2595 31,000 PSI 39.5 2500 32,200 PSI
120 GR. NOS BT 130 GR. SIE SPT
.284" .284"
2.800" 2.750"
300 WINCHESTER MAGNUM Barrel: 24"
Case: Winchester Primer: Winchester LR
125 GR. NOS BT 130 GR. HDY SP 135 GR. SIE SP
.308" .308" .308"
3.300" 3.250" 3.250"
46.0 2621 44.5 2546 44.0 2498
24,100 CUP 23,800 CUP 23,900 CUP
7mm REMINGTON MAGNUM Barrel: 24"
120 GR. HDY SSP
130 GR. SIE SPT
3.230" 3.250"
Case: Winchester Primer: Winchester LR 41.2 2609 32,200 CUP
41.2 2501 29,900 CUP
.284"
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