Recent content by willowwolfe1975

I have the same issue with my 7stw. It’s nothing special, it’s a 700 action trued up and an international 28” heavy barrel on a mdt ess chassis with a trigger tech diamond trigger. I built it over the winter and the chamber was specifically made for the long Berger 195 eol bullet. I received my...

Hi, I can’t speak to the pierced primers, but I see a lot of other guys have already. I have many rem 700’s and of those 4 of them crater every primer despite loads or components. I’ve read somewhere when I first had the issue that some 700’s just do this. Mine have never created an issue. I...

Hi, I am hoping someone out there is still reading this. Does anyone have a start load for 7mm rem mag nosler 150 grain partition using RL 25?

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help with my pressure issue. First off the rifle is: 7MM STW 28" Lijja barrel. Trigger tech trigger. NDT ESS chassis Scorpion optic. I built this gun around the Berger 195 EOL. Using data provided by Berger. Info received for IMR 7977, 7828, and Retumbo. I have...

Thanks so much for the link to this video. You saved me probably 500$ in ammo I'd have wasted using my usual practice. Today I used a modified version of this method to develop the Hornady 180g VLD loads for all three powders that I've been using (Retumbo, 7977, and 7828). I took the published...

Well, I'm glad to hear this. I always hear so much about guys having their bullets seated just off the lands and some guys even jam a little. What you say pretty much matches what I have found. I've only been reloading a few years and typically stick to the book religiously, but have begun to...

Thanks for the information. Unfortunately, where I am I can only get the H1000, Retumbo, 4831, and 7828 (from the list). There are some great powders listed there from what I have read; however, I have literally no access to them.....Would sure like to try some one day though! Have you tried the...

Thanks for the information. I have finally found some decent loads with the powders that I chose to start with. It took awhile longer than I had expected due to a lot of bad weather up here in the north. I had to wait for decent days for shooting. This is what I've got so far... The longest...

So, I think I bit off a bit more than I could chew today. I made far too many test loads to try in the time I had today. My original plan was to test all powders at 0.5 grain steps of Min/Max recommendations. That was 180 rounds, so I had to change to 1.0 grain increments to help narrow things...

Okay, that makes sense to me. I am using Federal 215M primers and Hornady brass. However, I am thinking about changing brass as I find a fair amount of inconsistency between the weight of cases. Yesterday I open 2 new boxes of brass from Hornady and there were weight inconsistencies of up to 20...

Thanks for the information. I only have to go on what I was given by Berger. With that said, tomorrow I hope to start developing loads. I prepared loads in 0.5g increments from min to max on the data given for all 3 powders (Retumbo, 7977, and 7828). Do you run your bullets long? I was...

For anyone interested.... I received a call from Berger today with brand new data for 7mm STW using 195 berger EOL and IMR 7977. 26" barrel 1:8 twist C.O.A.L = 3.753 (shorter than COAL given for retumbo and 7828 [3.759]) START - 69.5 IMR 7977 (2629 f/s) MAX - 73.0 IMR 7977 (2754 f/s) 94%...

Thats good to hear about the 7828. I was worried about that as here in Northern Saskatchewan the temp swings are pretty substantial. I was hesitant on getting the 7828, but with the limited types of powder I can readily get my hands on I had to go with what was available. Still need data for...

Okay, thanks. I have heard other people say they are not too impressed with the 195 EOL in 7mm. I was excited to try this bullet and now have 500 bullets so I guess I'd better get to like it. Hopefully I'll find a sweet load.

Ya, I have checked there, but there is no data for the 195 EOL yet. At least that I can find. I have now received data from Berger for Retumbo and IMR 7828 this is the data given to me: Retumbo Start 74.5 Max - 78.2 (2866 f/s) 98% capacity IMR 7828 Start - 67.0 Max - 70.3 (2849 f/s)...