Recent content by william70d

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im here in the texas panhandle where we have extreme weather. From 100+ in the summer to 0- in the winter. Maybe Im just lucky...I dont know

I know that there is a mystery about cold bore shots. Here is my experience and take on it. First off I am going to say that I have 3 rifles that I have experienced this on. The first is an dpms lr 308, a remington r5 308, and the current on on this thread the 7rum in a sendero. They all...

Well I ran some numbers on patagonia ballistics load base and even though I am going 2930 fps with the 180 berger it doesnt go subsonic untill 2000 yards. Understand this is info from a very good ballistics calculator so I am no going to guarantee it to be exact. This gun will be limited to...

thanks for all the info...I really appreciate it

well currently my load of 86 grains of retumbo and an oal of 3.650 which is the max for feeding out of the mag. I yield a chronographed 5 shot average of 2930 fps. I think I need to load some with us869 for comparison. Thanks for all the input.

so you going with a middle of the road powder charge for a 175 grain bullet. Is this safe? 175 grain sft sp min 95 grains, max 102 grains Is data like this typically used? Thanks

I will try working the loads up with retumbo. As long as the accuracy stays? I will keep everyone posted

where did you come up with the 99 grains?

I have been long range hunting and shooting for years. I just picked up a remington sendero in 7mm Ultra mag. I bought this gun so I could take advantage of the 180 Berger bullet. I have recieved the data from berger and loaded the max of 86 grains of Retumbo with an OAL of 3.65...