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115g VLD Berger for deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="brianwinzor" data-source="post: 35314" data-attributes="member: 1067"><p>Fifty Driver, Interesting to hear your comment that Ruger M77 tend to show pressure signs later. </p><p></p><p>I have to admit that I never owned one, as my gunsmith brainwashed me in the late 1960's into the strength and design advantages of the Rem 700 action. He still believes that to be true for varmint type rifles, but uses Mauser controlled feed actions for fast and reliable feeding for his hunting rifles.</p><p></p><p>Getting 3380 fps from the 140 grain bullet out of the 7mm Rem Mag, certainly beats the hell out of what I got in my Remington 700 Classic (also 24 inch barrel)in the mid 1980's. I struggled to exceed 3200, but realise now that with the arrival of powders such as H1000, Reloader 25, Vihtavouri 170, etc I could probably do better now. My Chono records from 26/12/1986 (24C) using Remington Cases,Federal 215 primer, and Nosler 140 grain SPBT were:</p><p>65.0 grains IMR 4350 - 3057</p><p>66.0 grains IMR 4350 - 3115 (Max)</p><p>67.0 grains IMR 4831 - 3089</p><p>67.5 grains IMR 4831 - 3143 (Max)</p><p>70.0 grains WW 785 - 3166 </p><p>71.0 grains WW 785 - 3261 (Max, or above)</p><p>71.0 grains IMR 7828 - 3152</p><p>72.0 grains IMR 7828 - 3190 (Max)</p><p></p><p>I try to achieve at least 6 - 10 shots per case, and reduce or change the load until I do.</p><p></p><p>I have fired about 1600 shots in the older of my two 25/06 AI, the throat has eroded about .250 inches, velocity is down almost 200 fps, but surprisingly it still gives reasonable accuracy (about 0.75moa). </p><p></p><p>I am currently pondering what to rebarrel it to, when my gunsmith has the time. The rifle will still be principally used for medium to larger game in Australia. I have been seriously thinking about going to the 280 Rem AI, as so many people seem to be getting 3200+ with the 140 grain bullet from this case, which as you can see from my records is better than what I got from my 7mm RM. </p><p></p><p>I have thought about the 7MM RUM, as I still have a healthy supply of H870, but am reluctant to go this route as it means opening up the boltface, and solving possible feeding, and magazine length issues.</p><p></p><p>I would welcome any suggestions that you may have. I wished that there was case with a 473 inch head, a capacity of about 80 - 85 grains,(ie similar to 7mm Rem Mag)and that would operate in the existing magazine.</p><p>Regards, Brian.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brianwinzor, post: 35314, member: 1067"] Fifty Driver, Interesting to hear your comment that Ruger M77 tend to show pressure signs later. I have to admit that I never owned one, as my gunsmith brainwashed me in the late 1960's into the strength and design advantages of the Rem 700 action. He still believes that to be true for varmint type rifles, but uses Mauser controlled feed actions for fast and reliable feeding for his hunting rifles. Getting 3380 fps from the 140 grain bullet out of the 7mm Rem Mag, certainly beats the hell out of what I got in my Remington 700 Classic (also 24 inch barrel)in the mid 1980's. I struggled to exceed 3200, but realise now that with the arrival of powders such as H1000, Reloader 25, Vihtavouri 170, etc I could probably do better now. My Chono records from 26/12/1986 (24C) using Remington Cases,Federal 215 primer, and Nosler 140 grain SPBT were: 65.0 grains IMR 4350 - 3057 66.0 grains IMR 4350 - 3115 (Max) 67.0 grains IMR 4831 - 3089 67.5 grains IMR 4831 - 3143 (Max) 70.0 grains WW 785 - 3166 71.0 grains WW 785 - 3261 (Max, or above) 71.0 grains IMR 7828 - 3152 72.0 grains IMR 7828 - 3190 (Max) I try to achieve at least 6 - 10 shots per case, and reduce or change the load until I do. I have fired about 1600 shots in the older of my two 25/06 AI, the throat has eroded about .250 inches, velocity is down almost 200 fps, but surprisingly it still gives reasonable accuracy (about 0.75moa). I am currently pondering what to rebarrel it to, when my gunsmith has the time. The rifle will still be principally used for medium to larger game in Australia. I have been seriously thinking about going to the 280 Rem AI, as so many people seem to be getting 3200+ with the 140 grain bullet from this case, which as you can see from my records is better than what I got from my 7mm RM. I have thought about the 7MM RUM, as I still have a healthy supply of H870, but am reluctant to go this route as it means opening up the boltface, and solving possible feeding, and magazine length issues. I would welcome any suggestions that you may have. I wished that there was case with a 473 inch head, a capacity of about 80 - 85 grains,(ie similar to 7mm Rem Mag)and that would operate in the existing magazine. Regards, Brian. [/QUOTE]
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