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<blockquote data-quote="idefendem" data-source="post: 921257" data-attributes="member: 51933"><p>Sea Duck, you will love your "big 7." Nothing, and I mean nothing, shoots as soft, goes as fast or hits as hard...all things being equal. You will laugh at the 300 WinMag guys at all ranges and save your shoulder at the same time. You have to move into the .338's to get the same energy at 1000yds as the 7mmRM, and you pay a heft price in recoil and powder for a modest increase in down range performance.</p><p> </p><p>I shoot a Remington 700 Sendero II with 168 Berger VLD (hunting) into .3 to .5 all day long at 200yds. The gun is stock save the addition of BeadHead pillars and some Steelbed bedding.</p><p> </p><p>My pet load is as follows: Winchester, once-fired brass; neck turned to .11; 168 Berger VLD-hunting bullets set .001 off the lands. It doesn't seem to matter whether the (Winchester) brass is full length resized or neck sized only, as long as it is once fired-it is good to go. I load 72.0gr of H1000 on top of a Rem 215 magnum primer which starts out at 3060fps from a 26" barrel. <strong>NOTE! this is well above the published SAAMI max load!!!! </strong>This is definitely not a beginner's load and it was worked up after many long stints at the range. </p><p> </p><p>Stay at least 5% below SAAMI max and watch, I mean really, really watch for pressure signs. A new barrel is not the same as a well seasoned pipe so stay on the lighter-load side and observe proper barrel break in protocols until you have at least 100rds thru the pipe. Then you can start to work up the load that works in your gun. A good chronograph, a comparator and good, match grade dies are an absolute must with any load development.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck and good shooting-neither is a coincidence.</p><p> </p><p>Idefendem</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="idefendem, post: 921257, member: 51933"] Sea Duck, you will love your "big 7." Nothing, and I mean nothing, shoots as soft, goes as fast or hits as hard...all things being equal. You will laugh at the 300 WinMag guys at all ranges and save your shoulder at the same time. You have to move into the .338's to get the same energy at 1000yds as the 7mmRM, and you pay a heft price in recoil and powder for a modest increase in down range performance. I shoot a Remington 700 Sendero II with 168 Berger VLD (hunting) into .3 to .5 all day long at 200yds. The gun is stock save the addition of BeadHead pillars and some Steelbed bedding. My pet load is as follows: Winchester, once-fired brass; neck turned to .11; 168 Berger VLD-hunting bullets set .001 off the lands. It doesn't seem to matter whether the (Winchester) brass is full length resized or neck sized only, as long as it is once fired-it is good to go. I load 72.0gr of H1000 on top of a Rem 215 magnum primer which starts out at 3060fps from a 26" barrel. [B]NOTE! this is well above the published SAAMI max load!!!! [/B]This is definitely not a beginner's load and it was worked up after many long stints at the range. Stay at least 5% below SAAMI max and watch, I mean really, really watch for pressure signs. A new barrel is not the same as a well seasoned pipe so stay on the lighter-load side and observe proper barrel break in protocols until you have at least 100rds thru the pipe. Then you can start to work up the load that works in your gun. A good chronograph, a comparator and good, match grade dies are an absolute must with any load development. Good luck and good shooting-neither is a coincidence. Idefendem [/QUOTE]
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