Thanks guys. I am actually pretty happy with the sling position, it sits well and it's good for wrapping around the wrist to stop people letting go if it.

I never thought I would be making reduced loads for it, but I am going to need some advice on how to make a reduced load as I can see most of my friends won't ever shoot the full load as it's simply way too powerful for them.

I am not even sure if a reduced load will be soft enough. Is it just a case of reducing the powder to 75% of a normal load or something?

I am also thinking that buying 4kg of 2209 may have been premature. It's going to last me a lifetime as I can't see us shooting that many rounds regularly haha.