7mm Mag Loads. Updated with hunt story!

[roninflag]

that 150 ttsx load would work for me!!! not sure what rifle huntjunkie was shooting; i shot 180's out my 7 mags they shot good but kicked a lot ; one of them does not have a brake. the 168's shoot great. the 140 bergers a little more finicky. and the 140's bergers little light for elk.

[cbryant11]

65 gr rl22 and 168 bergers have shot lights out in 3 different remingtons that have tried then less than .25 group on custom rifles and less than 1/2 on a regular remington adl

[outdoor rush]

Thank you everyone for the starting points!

[MRL1984]

I doing my development with 4831sc pushing 168 Bergers. It has shown a strange pattern of grouping full grain (ie 60.0)and not so well with half grain (ie 60.5). I am doing my development inside so wind is a non-issue.

 

I am thinking I will also try some Ramshot Magnum, to see what I can get.

[rcdinaz]

H1000 and Berger 168's shoot great in my gun. I don't have the powder charge info handy until the end of the week. I think I posted this before so you might search past posts.

 

Okay 69.5g with the 168's. One of the best shooting loads of all my rifles.

[DesertBull]

162 AMAX - 1/3 the price of Bergers and not nearly as sensitive.

 

69.5 grains H1000

 

3100 fps

 

groups less than 1" at 200 yards from the bench.

[izquik72]

162 AMAX - 1/3 the price of Bergers and not nearly as sensitive.

 

69.5 grains H1000

 

3100 fps

 

groups less than 1" at 200 yards from the bench.

Mine is 70.0 H1000 and 162 amax results are the same.

[rcdinaz]

I may try that and see next summer. Same load I run the berger so it is just a change in bullets.

 

DesertBull & iz, what primers are you guys using? I switched from fed to CCI in my magnums.

[AZBUCKEYE]

162 AMAX - 1/3 the price of Bergers and not nearly as sensitive.

 

69.5 grains H1000

 

3100 fps

 

groups less than 1" at 200 yards from the bench.

Used this load on my Antelope hunt this year outstanding round 447 yrd shot dropped in his tracks.

[DesertBull]

I may try that and see next summer. Same load I run the berger so it is just a change in bullets.

 

DesertBull & iz, what primers are you guys using? I switched from fed to CCI in my magnums.

 

I may try that and see next summer. Same load I run the berger so it is just a change in bullets.

 

DesertBull & iz, what primers are you guys using? I switched from fed to CCI in my magnums.

 

 

I use FED but I'm sure the CCI's are fine. I am going to step down from the 215M to the regular large rifle primers. I think the mag primers might be overkill with <70 grains of powder.

[ultramag]

I have used 66.0gr IMR4350 with 140 accubonds shoots 1/2" groups at 3200fps CCI primer Remington cases.

[John O]

I have used 66.0gr IMR4350 with 140 accubonds shoots 1/2" groups at 3200fps CCI primer Remington cases.

I am looking for a similar load. What is your COL?

[ultramag]

I have used 66.0gr IMR4350 with 140 accubonds shoots 1/2" groups at 3200fps CCI primer Remington cases.

I am looking for a similar load. What is your COL?

I used the max coal listed in the nosler book. When I get home ill repost..

[outdoor rush]

Are you guy neck sizing or full length sizing your brass for the 7mm?

[singleshot]

I full length re-size, shooting 154 grain Hornady SST's with 62 grains of Hodgdon Hybrid 100. Tried a lot of different combinations of bullets, powders but my #1 seems to like this combo the best.