While I do not have any clue on how you loaded the ammo you have been shooting, especially since I cannot find any loading data for that combination. I would think, and remember, this is a Blonde thinking, that possibly there is no published data for this combination, at least I could not find any and whatever load you are using is not recommended by anyone. As such you are delving into uncharted and dangerous territory.
There are a few temperature stable powders out there. Here is an excerpt from Long Range Hunting from Feb 16, 22
Feb 16, 2022 — The
Hodgdon "Superformance" powders are all designed to be pretty temp stable. Varget, H4831, H4350, H1000, etc. You can't go wrong with those for temp ...
Gunpowder charts for temp sensitivity and burn rates
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Hodgdon "Superformance" powders are all designed to be pretty temp stable. Varget, H4831, H4350, H1000, etc. You can't go wrong with those for temp ...
Gunpowder charts for temp sensitivity and burn rates
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Delving further into this issue, I have not been able to find any published data for 7mm/08 with 150 gr ELDX bullets in the Winchester, Hornady or Nosler loading data that recommends Staball with the Hornady ELDX bullet. Even the Hornady manual lists Reloader 17 as their recommended powder with the ELDX. The other manuals recommend 7mm/08 with Barnes TTSX, Sierra HPBT and the Nosler Ballistic Tip or Partition with any variety of powders with H380 being the most accurate tested.
Now after all of this, the Staball HP loading data shows the 150 gr Barnes TTSX and Sierra HPBT as the recommended loads. Both are fine bullets that will do everything that the ELDX will do, and probably better. Of the two I have much experience with the Sierra HPBT across a variety of calibers and powders and that would be my preference.
I have found over the past 55 years of loading my own ammo most of the time that if I can't find the powder/bullet combination in any loading manual, especially that of the bullet manufacturer then, it's best to find another combination.