7mm rem mag ammo advice
I'm looking for advice from anyone who has a remington model 700 or similar chambered in 7mm rem. mag. I'd like to here what everybody's preference is in manufacturer, bullet weight, etc... I just got a new model 700 BDL with a 24" barrel and have run only about 80 rounds through it and thought maybe this would save me some time and money hearing what everyone's preferences are. So far I've only used 150 gr. Winchester Ballistic Silver tips, Win. Power point moly-coated and they're regular power points in 150 gr. So far I've had the best luck with those moly-coated powerpoints. Are there any better ones out there that I should try? Better grains? thanks.
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what do you plan on hunting with the rifle [?]
Federals' 150 grain sierra gameking boattail soft point does the trick for me ... every rifle is different the load above^ works for me great but it might not work so good for you . tell us what you will be doing with the rifle though [;)]
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Mainly just long range target shooting and plinking for now.
Are the 150 gr.s pretty standard? Thanks.0 -
mine loves the 150gr nosler balistic tip offfering from federal premium.
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
Got Balistics?0 -
Your answer depends on whether you're searching for accuracy or stopping power. I have a lot of one shot kills on whitetails with Federal Premiums using the 140 Nosler partition. None of which went very far, if they didn't drop in their tracks. The new accu-bond looks interesting too. Ballistic tips are made to expand at much lower velocities, and are a good long range choice. The B-Tip is probably overkill if your shots are less then 250 yards, and from game I've seen taken with them, appear to do a lot of meat damage if it's not a good shot. If you're looking for accuracy you may have to try a lot of different rounds and see what shots best in your gun. If you're using your rifle for hunting, I wouldn't get overly obsessed with finding a round that shoots sub MOA accuracy. Big game kill zones are much larger than that. 0 -
yea 150grains are preety standard (at least that is what i use most of the time)but i mostly hunt deer and they do the job fine . if you are shooting long range i would suggest ballistic tips . as mentioned before the accubonds look very interesting and i will be buying a box sometime ... i am not sure weather it will be federal or winchester though .
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Have you considered getting into reloading? If your want is mostly to do long range target shooting then having the ability to tweak your own loads can often make a big difference in both accuracy and cost. If you live near a reloading supply shop sometimes you can arrange for an introduction leasson on the how to of handloading. 0 -
I shoot hornady 139 gr thru my ruger mkII 7 mag and have reasonable accuracy (1 to 1 1/2" group) and better yet, no trouble stopping south texas whitetails, hogs, and coyotes! 0 -
Was just looking at a reloader right now. A Dillon 550B and I know a guy that can show me how to do it. Any oppinion on this reloader? Been wanting to reload for a long time. Thanks for the advice. 0 -
Actually you want to Custom Load for your rifle. This allows you to always have same point of impact. Develop a load for long range shooting by trying diferent weight bullets and powder and find the best. Before you start read articles on custom loading before you buy equipement. One thing you do when you do custom is weigh each powder charge, Usually a Dillon throws a charge that is not super accurate. Hit the books first and find out where you want to go.
Old Ammo, have lots always looking for more.0 -
I would stay away from Remington ammo. I bought 3 boxes of their ammo and had a bad round in each box. There was no rim for the extractor to catch on the ammo. I sent all three rounds back to Remington with their boxes. I still have not heard back from them. Mine likes any 140gr bullet.
Ray
More Powder, More Lead, More Dead0 -
i have had bad accuracy with the remington ammo , i no longer purchase their ammo ... i like their guns though
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I have no opinion on Dillon product having never used them. Still if you are going to get into accuracy reloading what I would recomend is any quality single operation type press. The progressive types are great for mass production but it is hard to apply step by step quality control. It is in the quality control that superior ammo is made. Also I would highly recomend a digital scale and any good runout measuring tool, like the RCBS case master. When you can measure how uniform and straight your components are you are way ahead of the curve. Otherwise it is just guess work. Quality die are needed also. I send back anything that won't give me runout of about .002 or less in full length forming the fired brass. Once you can build quality cartridges then you can experiment with what bullets your rifle likes the best, etc etc. 0 -
Thanks a lot for the advice guys. I've been reading a book about rifle accuracy and reloading and I was thinking about making perfect shells by measuring and weighing each casing and bullet. The progressives seem really nice and 500-600 rnds an hour sounds great. Even though I've never reloaded, I assumed doing those mass quantities would limit your ability to perfect a group of shells, just by everything being automatic just like the factory, almost kind of negating what you're trying to do for precision. You've confirmed my suspicions. I was glad to see people were still reading my thread. Thanks for the help. 0
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