Reloading

[Wetwoodshunter]

Hey All,

I'm not seeing it but is there a spot that members have been posting reload recipes and the types of guns they are shooting them in. I'm going to start to work up a load for my 7mm rem for elk and mule deer and I was hoping that I could see some of the other loads that people may have already developed.

I wish I could develop a load with nosler accubonds, nosler partitions, or hornady interbonds but they seem to be out of stock everywhere. As well as a lot of the powders are currently not available. I did order some 168 grain Berger VLD Hunting/Match, 162 grain hornady SST, 154 grain SST, 140 grain Balistic Silvertip, and 140 grain Sierra Gameking HPBT. I ordered 12 of each type from bulletsamples in order to test what shoots well out of my gun before I make the next step and get a box of 100 and find out they don't shoot.

Please direct me to where I need to be looking, if there is not a thread section maybe we should make a reloading section to post loads for different purposes and calibers.

Thanks!

[BULLBLASTER]

Most people just post a thread in guns and ammo.
I personally wouldnt use the 12 bullet sample packs. Sometimes it takes more than 12 bullets to grt a good idea. I would just choose one or two and buy a box. I shoot 140 grain nosler accubond/ballistic tip. They are ballistically identical one is just bonded. I havent had any trouble buying them.

[jasnt]

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/board,9.0.html

[bobcat]

I moved this thread to "Guns & Ammo."

I will say that of all the bullets you bought, none are suitable for elk hunting. Bullets may be hard to find right now, but if you're hunting elk this year you need to find something better. Just about any bullet made by Barnes would be a good choice. Or possibly look for Nosler Partitions, they're not as popular as they used to be so maybe you'll have better luck finding them.

[BULLBLASTER]

I moved this thread to "Guns & Ammo."

I will say that of all the bullets you bought, none are suitable for elk hunting. Bullets may be hard to find right now, but if you're hunting elk this year you need to find something better. Just about any bullet made by Barnes would be a good choice. Or possibly look for Nosler Partitions, they're not as popular as they used to be so maybe you'll have better luck finding them.

i dont really see anything wrong with any he listed for elk.  they will all do the job. 

[bobcat]

Well for elk I like bullets that will go through shoulders if necessary and I want an exit hole as well. The bullets listed will do great on deer but in my opinion they're not elk bullets.

Here's the bullet you need, and they're in stock:

www.midwayusa.com/product/344963/barnes-triple-shock-x-bullets-284-caliber-7mm-284-diameter-160-grain-hollow-point-flat-base-lead-free-box-of-50?cm_vc=ProductFinding

[BULLBLASTER]

Well for elk I like bullets that will go through shoulders if necessary and I want an exit hole as well. The bullets listed will do great on deer but in my opinion they're not elk bullets.

Here's the bullet you need, and they're in stock:

www.midwayusa.com/product/344963/barnes-triple-shock-x-bullets-284-caliber-7mm-284-diameter-160-grain-hollow-point-flat-base-lead-free-box-of-50?cm_vc=ProductFinding

well thats news to me and the 6-7 bull elk i have killed with 140 grain ballistic tips and accubonds.
Didnt have much trouble with shoulders either.
Elk die like anything else with a hole in the lungs.

[bobcat]

Not saying they won't kill elk, and I believe I did say "in my opinion."

[Wetwoodshunter]

Thanks everyone that has responded so far. So anyone care to share a recipe and the gun it shoots well in? Mine is a rem 700 7mm rem mag, 1 in 9 twist 26" barrel.

[fastdam]

Mine loves 150 grain barnes X bullets in my handloads

[BULLBLASTER]

I shoot 140 grain nosler b tip or accubonds with 65 grains imr4350. This is over max in the current nosler book but below max in a previous book and does not show pressure signs in my rifle. Always start low and work up. Never just trust online load data without working up

[xXLojackXx]

I will say that of all the bullets you bought, none are suitable for elk hunting. Bullets may be hard to find right now, but if you're hunting elk this year you need to find something better.

I  have killed animals with Berger "match" bullets, Hornady SST's (a shoulder shot on a bear), and Sierra GK's. ALL have been dead on the spot. The bear didnt take one step before it was dead and rolling down the mountain. I prefer  Berger and Matrix bullets over any bullet on the market, I've also heard the long range accubonds suck on animals.


*ALL accusations are of my opinion. Therefor  they are true.

[Biggerhammer]

Screw Barnes. 

[Karl Blanchard]

So here is my two cents worth, take it for what its worth.  Pick a powder you can get your hands on and pick a bullet you like and go to work.  I hear it all the time that some guns don't like this bullet or that powder but I think it is the gun just didn't like that recipe.  I load for a lot of different guns and calibers and I have always used this logic and I have always been able to eventually find the winning combo.  Sometimes its .1grns of powder and just a touch longer on the seating depth but there is always a winner.

Prime example is my recent struggle with a box of 190gr LRAB Coachcw gave me to work up for my 300wsm.  No load data for IMR 4350 but it is what I have an abundance of so off I go.  Hot, med, slow.  Seat em deep, seat em long.  Took darn near half a box before I hit pay dirt.  .1grn either way and the groups would open right up again.  Gotta find the winning recipe. 

[jasnt]

I would strongly advise not using someone's favorite load and work one up your self. There are no short cuts in reloading. If you need help doing so then ask away.

Ps
I've had great experience with bergers