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<blockquote data-quote="slowrunning" data-source="post: 1321121" data-attributes="member: 45968"><p><strong>Re: Anybody shooting 195 EOL in 7SAUM w/ H-1000?</strong></p><p></p><p>It seems the velocity potential of the 7 SAUM gets underestimated quite a bit from the hypothetical numbers I've seen used (and used myself). Berger claims well over 2800fps out of a 24" barrel in a short action with a 180 and well over 2700 from the same rifle with a 195. With a lot of different powders. I would guess you can get the 195's to 2900 with your long action and 26" barrel, that would change things and I would say go for the 195.</p><p></p><p>Another thing I've noticed is Bergers numbers with 7828 SSC look very good, high velocities with every weight bullet and low case fill. I have some and dumped 57 grains in a 7 SAUM case just to see how full it was and it barely filled to the body-shoulder junction. That leaves plenty of room to run a 195 in a short action. I love H1000 but it takes up so much room, might not be the best in a 7 SAUM with a heavy bullet, especially in a short action. </p><p></p><p>In my short action, I still plan to run the 168's maybe throat it longer down the road if I'm not happy with them but in a long action, you can probably get enough velocity with a 195 to make it worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slowrunning, post: 1321121, member: 45968"] [b]Re: Anybody shooting 195 EOL in 7SAUM w/ H-1000?[/b] It seems the velocity potential of the 7 SAUM gets underestimated quite a bit from the hypothetical numbers I've seen used (and used myself). Berger claims well over 2800fps out of a 24" barrel in a short action with a 180 and well over 2700 from the same rifle with a 195. With a lot of different powders. I would guess you can get the 195's to 2900 with your long action and 26" barrel, that would change things and I would say go for the 195. Another thing I've noticed is Bergers numbers with 7828 SSC look very good, high velocities with every weight bullet and low case fill. I have some and dumped 57 grains in a 7 SAUM case just to see how full it was and it barely filled to the body-shoulder junction. That leaves plenty of room to run a 195 in a short action. I love H1000 but it takes up so much room, might not be the best in a 7 SAUM with a heavy bullet, especially in a short action. In my short action, I still plan to run the 168's maybe throat it longer down the road if I'm not happy with them but in a long action, you can probably get enough velocity with a 195 to make it worth it. [/QUOTE]
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