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From your OP I think you are making a mistake that most have including me. Why set the goal of fps? Accuracy kills, not speed. Get you load accurate then tweek out fps. I use rl26 and avg 3100 but that is with a Travis tack driver. Also, thats shooting a 180 gr berger.
1" groups at 500, with a stock rifle? You have high expectations, good luck!
H-1000 is your friend. 69.5 grains and a 168 grain berger just off the lands is the money for mine.
Very true Jeff. This is why I dont hunt with the 7mm rem mag. I CAN get very similar results with a .270 win, 7mm-08 with less recoil. Getting a 160gr bullet over 3000fps out of a 7mm rem mag is really maxing out the cartridge. May need to bump up the the 7mm Rem Ultra mag to get those velocities consistently with more powder choices.