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Hello, newbie here with an itch to load 7mm R mag
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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 332982" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>demented,</p><p> Welcome to LRH. Glad to have you in the mix. I have shot the 7Mag for over a decade so I'm pretty familiar with it. I have been shooting the 150gn Ballistic Tip since I got my first 7Mag and it has never failed me. I am currently shooting 63.5gn of IMR4350/9.5M primer and last Sunday (48 deg) I chrono'd five shots that averaged 3234fps and the group was sub 1/2". Earlier testing when the temps were in the 75 deg range and velocity averaged 3240fps. CAUTION: This load is over max according to Nosler #6.</p><p> I noticied that some of the reloading manuals, Hodgdon 2007 Annual Manual in particular, seemed to be playing down both the 7Mag and the .300WinMag. These two I noticied because I shoot them. Did the power and velocity just drop off for no reason? I don't think so. I feel it was because the gun industry was pushing the WSM's trying to convince the shooting public that these WSM's could achieve the velocity of their belted counterparts. They are close, but no cigar. I'll stick with the "belts" and jump off my soap-box.</p><p> Look at Nosler's reloading data. It seems to be pretty spot on or very close most of the time. This is my first source and then I go to the others. This manual (#6) shows six loads for the 7mmRemMag 160gn bullet at 3000fps or more. JohnnyK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 332982, member: 307"] demented, Welcome to LRH. Glad to have you in the mix. I have shot the 7Mag for over a decade so I'm pretty familiar with it. I have been shooting the 150gn Ballistic Tip since I got my first 7Mag and it has never failed me. I am currently shooting 63.5gn of IMR4350/9.5M primer and last Sunday (48 deg) I chrono'd five shots that averaged 3234fps and the group was sub 1/2". Earlier testing when the temps were in the 75 deg range and velocity averaged 3240fps. CAUTION: This load is over max according to Nosler #6. I noticied that some of the reloading manuals, Hodgdon 2007 Annual Manual in particular, seemed to be playing down both the 7Mag and the .300WinMag. These two I noticied because I shoot them. Did the power and velocity just drop off for no reason? I don't think so. I feel it was because the gun industry was pushing the WSM's trying to convince the shooting public that these WSM's could achieve the velocity of their belted counterparts. They are close, but no cigar. I'll stick with the "belts" and jump off my soap-box. Look at Nosler's reloading data. It seems to be pretty spot on or very close most of the time. This is my first source and then I go to the others. This manual (#6) shows six loads for the 7mmRemMag 160gn bullet at 3000fps or more. JohnnyK. [/QUOTE]
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