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Any reduced recoil load data for 35 or 45/70 contender

I have reloaded for my contender 35 barrel, usually 180gr sp bullets but not really reduced loads. I can check to see what the loads were if you are interested.
 
My Marlin 35 Remington 20inch barrel loads:

41.0 Varget, Speer 180 at 2140fps, using rifle primers.
32.5 Reloader #7, Speer 180 at 2150fps, using rifle primers.
18.9 2400, with a Matt’s Bullets cast Gas Checked 205 at 1611fps, using Wolf pistol Primers.

These all shoot well. The Varget load is the best in my rifle, but I think the other two loads might be better in the short contender barrel.
 
My Marlin 20inch barrel loads:

41.0 Varget, Speer 180 at 2140fps, using rifle primers.
32.5 Reloader #7, Speer 180 at 2150fps, using rifle primers.
18.9 2400, with a Matt’s Bullets cast Gas Checked 205 at 1611fps, using Wolf pistol Primers.

These all shoot well. The Varget load is the best in my rifle, but I think the other two loads might be better in the short contender barrel.
Thanks just wanting to see what’s out there the 44/70 is 16”
 
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