7mm-08
Just ordered a dies set and some 140 gr nosler ballistic tips to reload for my remington 700 varmint special. anyone got any loads they particularly like. these are for paper punching, not hunting.
I'm not an expert, but i did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
I'm not an expert, but i did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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Just got a BLR in 7mm-08 and I hate to buy factory bullets. Can anyone suggest a load for whitetails? Most of my shooting will be in the 50 yd range (I hunt in a swamp) and I want ot use the heaviest bullet I can for this round.
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With regards to competition, the biggest drawback is quality bullets. There are some, but limited. The 6.5 has gained popularity and more bullets are now available. As far as a hunting round, it is excellent! 0 -
Great article on loading 7mm/284's for competition, several cartridges including the 7mm-08 discussed:
http://www.6mmbr.com/7mm284.html0 -
Thanks, good reading. 0 -
there are hundreds of 7mm competition bullets available, moreso than the 6.5mm. However, with the resurgence of the 6.5mm in competition, match pills have begun to show up en masse the last 10yrs.
The 7-08 was originally developed as a siloughette competition cartridge IIRC. In a quality rifle, it is a great round.0 -
skyfish,
+1 on what JustC said.
If I may expound a little: Sierra makes the most Match bullets for 7mm and they shoot great. Berger makes great match bullets but they have longer ogives and travel downrange further with their higher BC's. they are very accurate. Comparable BC's in .30 cal weigh in usually around 210 gr. and up. So, it takes a lot more oomph to get them out fast enough to use that High BC. Oomph = recoil on your end. The 7mm-08 doesn't have a lot of recoil.
JLK makes some pretty good bullets too. Unfortunately, he only does one or two batches of 7mm But his 168's and 180's are outstanding. I shoot the 180's from my 1-10" twist 7WSM @ about 2730 fps.
If you were to compare Bergers to Sierra's you would see that Sierra's are more blunt. They also have the lead core almost all the way up to the tip. This means it takes more rotation to stabilize them for a given weight. JLK's have a longer Ogive than do Bergers. Those are my two preferences, but any of the three shoot very well for accuracy.0 -
Guys, when I said quality bullets, I come from the benchrest crowd. Off the shelf bullets don't cut it in benchrest. Some are used in 600 yd and 1K yd matches, but they are generally sorted heavily.
Berger makes a fine bullet, as does JLK, and don't forget about GTB. And I still like the 7-08 for many purposes.0
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