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Does the twist rate of your rifle support the (heavy for caliber) 168 gr bullet? Nominal bullet weight for the 7mm RM is 140-150 grs. with a 1:9.5 / 1:10 twist rate. What will this load be used for, hunting or target? Lastly, what are you considering long range, 300 yards and beyond...

bassman, your load is real close to what I'm using except I use the 250gr. Barnes TMZ and the "Yellow" crushed rib Harvester sabot with 110 grs of Blackhorn 209 and the Winchester 209 shotshell primer. I also weigh out my powder on a digital scale for consistantcy. Chrono it at 2040 fps which...

If I were a betting man I would say you have bad primers or bad powder if you actually dumped out powder from the chamber. Try a different brand of primers with the same powder and see what happens. If you get the same results it's your powder, if not it's your primers. It's either one or the...

I have found using a food dehydrator to dry my brass works the best. I set the temp to 150 degree's and dry them one - two hours. Depends on the size and amount of brass I'm working with. Works the same as using the oven except the racks allow the air to circulate more evenly. You can dry a lot...

Are your measurements taken off the ogive or the actual tip of the bullet? You will get a more cosistant seating depth measurement if you measure off the ogive than you would off the tip unless you are pre-measuring and sorting each bullet by length and weight. You are going to find not every...

Call RCBS and tell them you would like to order a seater plug for your dies that will seat the Berger bullet. If they don't already make one they can certainly make one up for you custom. I am sure your not the first person who has run into this problem before. If you get nowhere with them...

They work good if your only loading plinking rounds for pistols. Not really the ideal set-up for any kind of accurate rifle work IMO. I have the Lee Pro 1000 with all the extra's and only use it for plinking rounds. Use my two RCBS Rock Chuckers for everything else including all my self defense...

Check the neck wall thickness on that Winchester brass and I am willing to bet your going to find they are not consistant. Use a good micrometer and take 3-4 measurements around the neck on each piece. Basically looking for a high spot. This is very common with cheap brass and the main reason it...

I see no mention of the type of brass you are using. Your runout problem could very well be the brass and not so much your die. Have you measured neck thickness? Try turning some necks and see if the runout improves. Even the best dies made won't correct your runout if the neck walls are not...

The bullet will depend on what your intentions are and the twist of your barrel however, the 168 gr. is a optimal bullet weight for a .308. With that being said, somewhere at or around 46.0 grs of Varget should do nicely. Start low and work-up slow.

Jason, check this out. OCW Overview - Dan Newberry's OCW Load Development System If you think you might want to try it let me know and I'll send you a work-up calculator I put together in Excel based on his work. It will make sense of everything. P.S. Don't concern yourself too much at...

The two reply's above are the best your gonna get. Both are spot on!!!

One tool that I use which adds to the type of accuracy I am getting is using a "Spin Jag" to seat the bullet. It allows the sabot to follow the rifling as it makes it way down the barrel instead of scoring the sides of the sabot. The Harvester Sabots are crushed rib to better grab the rifling. I...

Like I said try the Harvester sabot. The barnes sabot is smooth and not as thick and will hang onto the bullet for 25-40 yards down range. The Harvester is a crushed rib sabot and a little thicker resulting in a more consistant buttercup that falls off the bullet in under 10 yards. The longer a...

Try this load, my Prohunter loves this load out to 200 yards 1.5" MOA. 110 grs. "by volume" BH209 - 250 gr. Barnes TMZ - Harvester crushed rib sabot "Yellow" for boat tail bullets - Win 209 primer for shotshell. The key with this bullet is the Harvester Sabot. Measure your load by volume...