7mm-08 Loads with Berger 140gr VLD

[LVJ76]

RL 17 is awesome with the 7-08.
I didn't use it with 140 but instead the 150 eldx and was 2895 FPS with 24" bbl . That's was one of my best shooting guns I've ever had. It would group 3" or less at 600 yards

A couple of weeks ago I found a good load at half MOA with 45.5gr of RL17 and the 150gr ELD-X, now I need to verify it and see what speed I'm getting.

RL17 is a pretty well rounded powder, works great with bullets from 120gr to 168gr in this cartridge.

 

[bdcoon]

Anyone have a good load for the 140gr VLD in their 7-08? Thanks in advance

My custom 7mm-08 (26" Proof Sendero cf barrel, Stiller Predator short action, Trigger Tech Diamond trigger, and AG Composite stock) shooting suppressed through the SiCo Omega 300 seems to love the Berger 140 HVLDs mixed with 44.0 grains of H4350 combined with Nosler brass and CCI 200 large rifle primers. The CBTO is 2.177", and it's pushing that pill out of the barrel at approximately 2780 fps, and is a .25 moa rifle.

While my son has a 24" Tikka t3x in the 7mm-08, that likes the Berger HVLDs being pushed with 40 grains of Varget ignited by a CCI 200 large rifle primer. His has a CBTO of 2.188", and is approximately a .4 moa rifle. He's getting a velocity of just over 2650.