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Picking the best powder, powder selection
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<blockquote data-quote="davkrat" data-source="post: 966066" data-attributes="member: 6452"><p>g0rd0 I've settled on that same 2950-3000 fps with the 150 Etips in my 7 mag. Haven't shot any game with it yet but it's giving me great results on paper. Seeing what the 150 in my .308 do I would not hesitate to shoot the faster and better SD 7mm bullet at anything in North America. </p><p></p><p>To the OP I like to stick with one brand of powder Hodgdon in my case. If you look at the Hodgdon website you can see 5-6 powders they recommend for a bullet weight and cartridge. Keep the weights equal and I would not worry about interchanging bullets of the same type (unlike shotshell reloading) Lead core bullets and copper solids are not directly interchangeable. But a 130 grain Nosler Partition vs a 130 Hornady is not much to worry about. That's why you start low and work up and listen to what your gun says the max pressure is. I would look at the Hodgdon site and pick up the fastest powder the mid one and the slowest. I'd guess H4350, H4831 and H1000 or there abouts. My .270 absolutely loved H4831 and 130 grain bullets. If you want to shoot a heavier bullet the slower powder might be more efficient and if you shoot a lighter varmint bullet the faster powder will probably be a food choice. But for you I'd start with H4831.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davkrat, post: 966066, member: 6452"] g0rd0 I've settled on that same 2950-3000 fps with the 150 Etips in my 7 mag. Haven't shot any game with it yet but it's giving me great results on paper. Seeing what the 150 in my .308 do I would not hesitate to shoot the faster and better SD 7mm bullet at anything in North America. To the OP I like to stick with one brand of powder Hodgdon in my case. If you look at the Hodgdon website you can see 5-6 powders they recommend for a bullet weight and cartridge. Keep the weights equal and I would not worry about interchanging bullets of the same type (unlike shotshell reloading) Lead core bullets and copper solids are not directly interchangeable. But a 130 grain Nosler Partition vs a 130 Hornady is not much to worry about. That's why you start low and work up and listen to what your gun says the max pressure is. I would look at the Hodgdon site and pick up the fastest powder the mid one and the slowest. I'd guess H4350, H4831 and H1000 or there abouts. My .270 absolutely loved H4831 and 130 grain bullets. If you want to shoot a heavier bullet the slower powder might be more efficient and if you shoot a lighter varmint bullet the faster powder will probably be a food choice. But for you I'd start with H4831. [/QUOTE]
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