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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 933920" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>Just because you had a crappy experience with a 24" barreled STW (which was a waste of a chamber job, btw), doesn't mean the caliber is junk. I wouldn't own anything shorter than a 26" barrel for even a 7mm RemMag...Especially a 7/300 or 7mm STW, because you'll never get a complete burn with a 24" barrel and that much powder.</p><p> </p><p>I haven't had a chance to run my loads any hotter than 3,000 fps. They are shooting great where they're at, and I am loading them right up on the lands, maybe a couple thousandths off. I will try to get the velocities higher, but you also have to remember how close to sea-level we are here. Up higher where you are, the air is thinner, which adds velocity. Down here the air is thick and the barometric pressures are usually between 29-33 in, and our humidity is always around 50-80%. So speeds down here are gonna be vastly slower than up in the hills and mountains.</p><p> </p><p>However, I will push on the threshold a little bit more and keep going till I get pressure signs and see it still follows the node and if the groups tighten up even more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 933920, member: 12995"] Just because you had a crappy experience with a 24" barreled STW (which was a waste of a chamber job, btw), doesn't mean the caliber is junk. I wouldn't own anything shorter than a 26" barrel for even a 7mm RemMag...Especially a 7/300 or 7mm STW, because you'll never get a complete burn with a 24" barrel and that much powder. I haven't had a chance to run my loads any hotter than 3,000 fps. They are shooting great where they're at, and I am loading them right up on the lands, maybe a couple thousandths off. I will try to get the velocities higher, but you also have to remember how close to sea-level we are here. Up higher where you are, the air is thinner, which adds velocity. Down here the air is thick and the barometric pressures are usually between 29-33 in, and our humidity is always around 50-80%. So speeds down here are gonna be vastly slower than up in the hills and mountains. However, I will push on the threshold a little bit more and keep going till I get pressure signs and see it still follows the node and if the groups tighten up even more. [/QUOTE]
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