khmer6 Report post Posted December 2, 2013 Hey guys, I just picked up a 700 in 7mm RM with a 26" 1:9.25 twist, with 3-9x40 glass for under $300 I was wondering if anyone of you guys hunt with this caliber or even this gun. What off the shelf ammo have you had experience with and accuracy? Also if anyone reloads or casts for it, would love to see what kind of powder and projectiles are giving you the most out of your rifle. I don't know if casting lead will be in her future, pushing lead that fast in a magnum cartridge : 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ctafoya Report post Posted December 2, 2013 168 gn berger vld with h4350 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted December 3, 2013 I have one with a 24" barrel I bough back in the early 90's and it shoots most everything under an inch at 100 yards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norteno Report post Posted December 3, 2013 Holy Black Friday sale! Are they still available? Where Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shedhunteraz Report post Posted December 3, 2013 Running nosler brass and hornaday brass with h1000 in both of ours. Sendaro shoots 1/2 inch at 200 other shoots 1 inch groups at 200. Solid caliber. Hornaday 162 sst is a solid factory load Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STOMP442 Report post Posted December 3, 2013 168 berger and H4831 or Retumbo have worked best for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbryant11 Report post Posted December 3, 2013 168 bergervld and rl22 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted December 4, 2013 168gr HVLD's, 70.5gr H1000, Norma brass, CCI LRM primers. This is where I ended up with my 7mm RM so far out to 700yds and things are good. I hope to shoot out to 1k in the next few weeks. You can use HSM 168gr Berger HVLD loads as well. If it shoots them really good at the std spec they are loaded at you may just save yourself a whole bunch of time or at least have a factory load option. Sportsman's carries them when they are in stock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted December 4, 2013 Hey guys, I just picked up a 700 in 7mm RM with a 26" 1:9.25 twist, with 3-9x40 glass for under $300 I was wondering if anyone of you guys hunt with this caliber or even this gun. What off the shelf ammo have you had experience with and accuracy? Also if anyone reloads or casts for it, would love to see what kind of powder and projectiles are giving you the most out of your rifle. I don't know if casting lead will be in her future, pushing lead that fast in a magnum cartridge : Nobody worth their salt is going to shoot cast bullets in a 7Mag since they are limited to under 2000fps. Waste of powder and lead unless your in the Upper Penninsula in January. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roninflag Report post Posted December 4, 2013 you do not say what you are shooting. sounds like a great buy. mine both shoot great. just adjust the trigger and load some good ammo. a 140 berger or balistic tip, a 139 hornady btsp or a 168 berger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khmer6 Report post Posted December 5, 2013 Hoping for an elk tag next year and maybe a light load on deer. No more available it was a mix of black Friday sale and some haggling. Thanks for the advice guys going to do some load development after javelina season. Cast boolits can be pushed past 2000fps. Many do it regularly without leading or defunct accuracy. Now for pushing the 7mm magnum, I am not sure how well it would do with cast. The Lee soup can doesn't sound like a good candidate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10Turkeys Report post Posted December 6, 2013 The 7 RM is a very fast, very flat shooting, capable of taking anything walking in this state and most others. Never heard of anyone shooting cast bullets in one though, it would be like taking a Derby winner and giving pony rides at the fair. I use IMR-4350 with a Nosler AB in mine, groups really well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted December 7, 2013 Find one load that shoots best and use it for deer, elk, whatever. You have a rifle that can reach way out there no reason to limit it with light loads. Finding a good load and practicing and determining what you and your gun can do will make hunting much more enjoyable than shooting a bunch of loads. Of course if you have the time knock yourself out. I myself would not shoot cast bullets in a magnum rifle but you may have some good reasons I am not familiar with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffcountry Report post Posted December 9, 2013 hornady superformance works great in my model 700 7mm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted December 9, 2013 160 Accubond Or Ttsx. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
