Lefty7mmstw
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cool rigs... I like the fact you set one up with lighter pills and one with heavies. Best of both worlds that way.
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cool rigs... I like the fact you set one up with lighter pills and one with heavies. Best of both worlds that way.
Well I finally killed with my stw. Ruger no 1 168 bergers rl25 got a pa bear this year undecided whether to keep using this bullet as the first shot blew thru pencil in out at 30 yards didn't seem damage much dropped him but he got up and required shot two which completely expanded and destroyed everything in its way still need to get a hicks accurizer and bed forearm and better scope. But I love this caliber
etisll40
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Congrats to the new member.
Awesome harvest with the STW. Have you done any load development with the Ruger?
Awesome harvest with the STW. Have you done any load development with the Ruger?
WildRose
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Welcome to the addiction... .gun)
WildRose
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Congrats on getting her bloody!
As for the two shots, that's what happens at close range. Sometimes they blow up and sometimes they just pencil through and unfortunately there's really no predicting what is going to happen at such close range
jake300
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A very healthy addiction
. After the first one I knew right away I needed another. The Sako was originally started life as a 375 Ackley ouch. Found a Sako take off 7mm STW barrel and voila STW #2.I haven't done much load development. Just little playing around finding what she likes current load is 168 berger 75.4 gr rl25 fed 215m Remington case oal 3.78 shoots .5 to .7 groups at 100. When I got it nothing would shoot less than inch. Couple shims and floated barrel Will save more load development for when I get rest of work done to it
WildRose
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Well compared to dope or drinking in the long run it's a less expensive addiction and my wife would much rather see a new rifle in the gun room or in the truck than pick up empty beer cans or toss out scotch bottles.A very healthy addiction
I currently own two including my all time favorite rifle which is a Model 70 Sharpshooter in 7mm STW. If I can get a couple of customers to pay up in the next week or so I'll have a third which will be a dedicated LR specialist model for long range ambush hunting.
Once you get to shooting the STW though and understanding what it's capable of given a good barrel and action they are truly amazing.
chugbug2
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That is a nice way to do it. I'm doing the same thing except I'm using a 7 mag. With 139 grain bullets.
Rent Outdoor Gear
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Looked up some load data on the Hodgdon website for the STW and noticed that they list their pressures in CUP instead of psi... I assume their CUP listings (around 52000) coincide to loads that are in the 63,000 psi range since the 7mm RUM loads are in the 63 ksi neighborhood and are all listed in psi. Guess their data for the STW is older and they were still testing with a crusher gun?? Would be nice if they would update their data since SAAMI max pressure is now listed in psi for the STW.
Makes me want to splurge for a strain gage setup so a guy will really know what his chosen bullet and powder are doing in there...
Loaded up about 60 accubond long range pills in 168 and 175 to do a bunch of testing with. Using mostly H1000. Loaded some retumbo also to see how that compares behind the 175s.
18 of them are my best load from my first round of testing. 75 g. H1000 with the 168's and 215 primers. Post results when I get time to send them down range.
Planning to employ the OCW method at 300 yards to hopefully find a sweet spot. If I don't find a consistent winner I will be looking to Hart or Rock Creek for a barrel.
Makes me want to splurge for a strain gage setup so a guy will really know what his chosen bullet and powder are doing in there...
Loaded up about 60 accubond long range pills in 168 and 175 to do a bunch of testing with. Using mostly H1000. Loaded some retumbo also to see how that compares behind the 175s.
18 of them are my best load from my first round of testing. 75 g. H1000 with the 168's and 215 primers. Post results when I get time to send them down range.
Planning to employ the OCW method at 300 yards to hopefully find a sweet spot. If I don't find a consistent winner I will be looking to Hart or Rock Creek for a barrel.
Rent Outdoor Gear
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FYI, found a pretty good answer on the CUP vs. PSI question I posed if anyone's interested. They do correlate well and can be converted with reasonable accuracy and of course discretion.
http://www.shootingsoftware.com/ftp/psicuparticle2.pdf lightbulb
Good info to know...
http://www.shootingsoftware.com/ftp/psicuparticle2.pdf lightbulb
Good info to know...
GoBallisticGNX
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I LOVE THIS CARTRIDGE!! 7 STW Rules!!! My rifle started out as a 7 mm Rem Mag Weatherby Vanguard which got rebarreled with a Douglas #6 26" 1-9 twist and it shoots like a house on fire!! Pet load is 150 gr. Nosler BT sitting on 80 gr. 7828 with a Federal 215 spk plug. Shoots flat as a pool table leaving at 3550 ft/sec.!
Knocked a whitetail down at 300 DRT. Wouldn't shoot anything else for long range hunting it really is the cat's meow!! Another load I like alot is 81 gr Retumbo pushing a 162 gr Hornady BTHP--Super accurate with very high BC!! Awesome high power 7mm cartridge!!gun)
Knocked a whitetail down at 300 DRT. Wouldn't shoot anything else for long range hunting it really is the cat's meow!! Another load I like alot is 81 gr Retumbo pushing a 162 gr Hornady BTHP--Super accurate with very high BC!! Awesome high power 7mm cartridge!!
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Lefty7mmstw
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Pretty stout load there. I've ran a couple of 7stw rifles with 7828 and they were topped out by 80 grains 7828 with a 140 sierra. If you have a generous throat you may be alright, but your brass life isn't going to be great.I LOVE THIS CARTRIDGE!! 7 STW Rules!!! My rifle started out as a 7 mm Rem Mag Weatherby Vanguard which got rebarreled with a Douglas #6 26" 1-9 twist and it shoots like a house on fire!! Pet load is 150 gr. Nosler BT sitting on 80 gr. 7828 with a Federal 215 spk plug. Shoots flat as a pool table leaving at 3550 ft/sec.!
Knocked a whitetail down at 300 DRT. Wouldn't shoot anything else for long range hunting it really is the cat's meow!! Another load I like alot is 81 gr Retumbo pushing a 162 gr Hornady BTHP--Super accurate with very high BC!! Awesome high power 7mm cartridge!!
My model 70 STW Classic SS likes 76 grains of 7828SC in front of 215 primers pushing 150 grain Barnes TSX's
Winchester Model 70 7MM STW Classic SS
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Winchester Model 70 7MM STW Classic SS
Zeiss Conquest 4.5x14x50
Weatherby Mark V Synthetic 7MM STW
Steiner Extreme Predator 3x12x56
Weatherby Mark V Synthetic 240 WBY Mag.
Minox 3x15x42
