Need 7mm Dakota loads!

[elmerdeer]

Hi guys my custom 7mm Dakota is arriving in a week and I need some good loads preferably with heavier bullets 160grs and up? And if you guys have the velocities can please post them.
Thank you
elmer

 

[Len Backus]

176 gr Cauterucio, 74 to 76 gr H1000

 

[MontanaRifleman]

For grins you should try some RL17. That could be a good powder in that cartridge. It might even match or exceed the 7RUM. In my 300 WSM the charge was 1 grain more than H4350. You could call Dakota and I believe they'll have load data for H4350.

The 7 Dakota is a great cartridge, would love to have one someday. Let us know how it does for you.

Good shooting,

-MR

 

[LewisH]

IIRC the 7mm Dakota is the ballistic twin of the 7STW: therfore, the same starting loads should work. Retumbo seems to be the consensus choice for heavy bullets in the 7 STW

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[grit]

189 cauterucio, 74.5 retumbo, 215m = 3025 from 28"
180 Berger, 76 retumbo, 215m = 3105

Both loads are max, according to me, in my rifle, here.