Author Topic: Proud new 7mm-08 owner today (Read 699 times)

Honay · « **on:** September 30, 2004, 07:02:51 PM »

Just picked one up today. Hope to put some rounds through and site it in soon! Anyone have suggestions for hard hitting loads? I do reload so that won't be a problem.

smoky · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2004, 03:11:20 AM »

I've had good luck with Sierra bullets (140 grain pro hunter) over several different charges. Varget, 4064, and 2520 are good powders to start with.

You won't be disappointed in the 7-08.

Smoky

John R. · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2004, 04:37:28 AM »

My favorite deer load is 44 grs. of Varget with a 140 gr. Nosler Partition. This load is about a grain over max, but shows no pressure signs in my Rem. 700 mtn. rifle. I have tried 120 gr, 130 gr, and 150 gr, but for deer hunting I keep coming back to the 140 gr. bullets. Win. 760 is another good powder, but it is a little more temperature sensitive than Varget. :grin:

Grubbs · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2004, 10:13:46 AM »

John R...do you have any idea what velocities you are getting with this load? thanks, Grubbs

John R. · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2004, 03:49:16 PM »

The load mentioned runs an honest 2900 fps. over the chronograph. That's about all you can get out of a 140 gr. bullet. I have hit 2900 with W760 also.