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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: rb2506 on March 04, 2011, 06:32:34 PM

Title: 7mm mag?
Post by: rb2506 on March 04, 2011, 06:32:34 PM: picked up a new rifle recently and I am going to start this weekend reloading for it. just woundering if you guys/gals would post up your loads that work for you

thanks r benn
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: BULLBLASTER on March 04, 2011, 08:00:03 PM: 140 grain bullet and 65.3 grains of IMR 4350. shoots great from my 7 at 3100 fps.
i have shot barnes X, nosler Btip and Nosler accubond. i am going to try Nosler E tip this year. they are all copper.
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: rb2506 on March 04, 2011, 08:40:50 PM: thanks bull :)
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: Jamieb on March 04, 2011, 08:57:10 PM: My hunting load. WW brass, 160gr accubond, CCI 250 primmer, 67.5gr IMR-7825, COL-3.40" for 3000FPS
Plinking load. WW brass,162gr A-Max, CCI-250primmer, 68gr of RL-22, COL-3.450" for 3000FPS
With a 100yard zero the accubond load uses 32.5MOA to get to 1000yards and the A-max load 31MOA
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: rb2506 on March 04, 2011, 09:00:00 PM: thanks jamie
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: 6x6in6 on March 04, 2011, 09:17:19 PM: 7mm RM fan for going on 30 years.
What's the gun make you bought?

My recipe that conveniently works very well in both the almost 30 yo Ruger M77 and the 2 yo Tikka. 20+ elk with the Ruger and 2 with the Tikka.
The only thing that has varied over the years is the primer choice and it hasn't made any noticeable difference.
Currently:
Either Rem or Win brass, I have both.
CCI 250 Primers
175gr Nosler Partitions
58.5gr IMR 4350 (yes disclaimer...the Nosler book says 58.0 max but I've found this is perfect in both guns).
A consistent 2925 fps.
Both guns are sub 1" at 200yds.
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: rb2506 on March 05, 2011, 09:55:50 AM: thanks 6x6,

the one I just picked up was a savage
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: 7mmfan on March 05, 2011, 10:14:45 AM: 154 gr. Hornaday Interlock
63 gr IMR 4831
Federal Primers

I don't know what the FPS is but it is by far the most accurate load I've ever shot, 4 shots inside 1" at 200 yards. I'm shooting out of a Ruger M77 Mark 2. The bullets themselves leave a little to be desired so I plan on shooting 160 gr Nosler Partitions this next year.
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: D-Rock425 on March 13, 2011, 04:24:17 PM: Any suggestions on the rifle try to up grade it maybe. Sorry wrong spot
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: videoman on March 13, 2011, 04:57:34 PM: I shoot 140gr accubond, 65.5gr of reload 19. Shoots less than a 1 inch group at a 100yds. Killed a my moose, elk, 2 deer and an antelope with it last year. The deer was over 500 yards.
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: rb2506 on March 14, 2011, 11:01:49 AM: thanks again for the info everyone, went and shot last weekend , could not believe it but shot a dime size group at 100 was very impressed. just bought a cheap box of ammo to get it dialed in reloading to follow
Title: Re: 7mm mag?
Post by: PA BEN on March 14, 2011, 08:57:17 PM: 160gr Nosler AccuBond. 61.3 grs of RL-19, CCI mag. Primer. Over 3000 fps MV

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