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Reloading the 7mm Dakota
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<blockquote data-quote="Hawk in WY" data-source="post: 1762427" data-attributes="member: 70947"><p>Interesting to read this old thread.</p><p></p><p>I'm one of those reloaders who lets perfect be the enemy of the good. </p><p></p><p>Fine tuning never ends.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I have learned in the interim:</p><p></p><p>1. My nine twist barrel doesn't like heavy bullets. I have gone to a .300 Win Mag for elk and use the Dakota for pronghorn.</p><p></p><p>2. I no longer wet tumble with steel pins. I believe, rightly or wrongly, that carbon in the necks is a good thing.</p><p></p><p>3. My elegant looking but easy to carbon foul brake may have been the cause of the instability with long bullets. I now clear the brake thoroughly every time I clean the barrel.</p><p></p><p>4. I have gone to VV N-570 for no good reason other than my rifle likes it. Barnes 145 gr LRX, 83.4 grains N-570, fifty thou off the lands for 3,474 fps out of my 24 inch barrel. Pronghorn hate it. I suspect I will be seeking a new barrel soon.</p><p></p><p>5. I really like the external and terminal ballistics of the 7mm bullet but will never again buy a rifle chambered for a round where Lapua, ADG, or Petersen doesn't make the brass and for which published data is not broadly available.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted on your load workup. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawk in WY, post: 1762427, member: 70947"] Interesting to read this old thread. I'm one of those reloaders who lets perfect be the enemy of the good. Fine tuning never ends. Here's what I have learned in the interim: 1. My nine twist barrel doesn't like heavy bullets. I have gone to a .300 Win Mag for elk and use the Dakota for pronghorn. 2. I no longer wet tumble with steel pins. I believe, rightly or wrongly, that carbon in the necks is a good thing. 3. My elegant looking but easy to carbon foul brake may have been the cause of the instability with long bullets. I now clear the brake thoroughly every time I clean the barrel. 4. I have gone to VV N-570 for no good reason other than my rifle likes it. Barnes 145 gr LRX, 83.4 grains N-570, fifty thou off the lands for 3,474 fps out of my 24 inch barrel. Pronghorn hate it. I suspect I will be seeking a new barrel soon. 5. I really like the external and terminal ballistics of the 7mm bullet but will never again buy a rifle chambered for a round where Lapua, ADG, or Petersen doesn't make the brass and for which published data is not broadly available. Keep us posted on your load workup. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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