Recent content by blkfrd

I had a Remington 700 re-barreled by K&P in South Dakota to 7 mm STW about 30 years ago. My buddy showed me the article in Shooting Times Westerner by Layne Simpson and we both decided to build rifles using this round. I had to use 7mm Mag dies to re-size the case since it was still a wildcat...

I replied to this thread back in '14. I had K&P Barrels in South Dakota re-barrel a Remington 700 to 7mm STW back in '93 using a benchrest profile in stainless (I see they are still in business). I had to use 7mm Mag dies to re-size the case since it was still a wildcat at that time. I used to...

Looked up my old data from '93. It wasn't as much powder as I thought. Best load for accuracy while maintaining good velocity was: 8mm Mag brass necked down to 7mm and fire formed 81 gr H4831 120 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip Federal Magnum Primer 3.750 COL .015 out of lands 3620 fps 3/8" groups...

4100 seems high for STW but who am I to argue. Are you sure it's a 120 gr bullet and not a 100 gr? We could just about get there with a 100 gr but accuracy was not good. When we were experimenting with the STW back in the early 90s, there was no reloading data. Our loads were hotter than...

New to the forum, but not new to 7 STW. I wildcatted this round in the early 90s with a friend. I've been out of the hobby for too long...over 13 years. We spent a lot of time building loads for this wildcat and had great success. We were using it mainly for varmint hunting back then...