7mm WSM

[bjsiillinois]

Was wanting to see what you guys are seating the168 Berger VLDs in the 7mm WSM. Starting load development, and was going to start at jammed and go for there. Not worried about magazine length, wanting to get best accuracy. Normally the Berger's like to be in the lands, but was wondering what everyone else is getting best accuracy at.
Thanks Billy

 

[just country]

morning, 65.5grs, 4831sc. 215fed primers, Winchester brass. .500 or less

accuracy. bullet was 145gr. TTSX Barnes. THK. lightbulbgun)

 

[bjsiillinois]

Thanks that's a pretty broad range. Thanks for the reply.
Billy

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

That 168 is a long bullet for that cartridge case, heck it would be half way down inside !

 

[TwoMore]

one of my favorite rifles, mine is throated .168 fb, I load .005 off the lands 3.095 col 68.5 grns rl25 cci 250 primer, right around 3080 fps

i cant do it all the time but it shoots .250 minute pretty often the pic is at 600 yards

 

[bjsiillinois]

Thanks, that's some good shooting. Hopefully we can get this one shooting like that.

 

[WeiserBucks]

For some reason, all of my rifles like VLD's at .020 off the lands +/- .005 . At least for me , I've quit doing broad seating depth tests for Berger bullets. I'm surely in the minority, but I always start at .020 off and find success there or very close to it .

 

[WAMBO]

63 grs H4831SC with the 168 VLD .010" into the lands, not enough to to pull the bullet.
2975 fps out of a 24" barrel, .5 moa average, sometimes better.