My 250gr Hornady hunting reloads shoot great. Due to the significantly lower price of the 225gr Hornady bullets, I would like to use those for plinking in the off season. Full power loads of the 250gr or 225gr aren't exactly soft on the shoulder. Do you guys have any favorite loads that you use for lighter recoil plinking? The lighter bullets may not be designed to handle the 450 speed, so I'm hoping to find a load gets them back down in the range they were designed for. I'm not necessarily looking for anything subsonic, though I'm not against it. Just something with less recoil that uses less resources so I can maximize the amount of lead I can comfortably put downrange. It would also allow others to shoot my 450 with less 'shock and awe'.
I have Lil'Gun and H110 available along with a half dozen other powders, but wouldn't have an issue adding another powder to the list if something is more (or in this case less) efficient for this task. Two additional goals are accuracy and functionality. I still want to hit what I'm aiming at and cycle the action on the AR.
DuckHunt