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7mm STW
7mm stw with 195 Eol Berger load info.
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<blockquote data-quote="Hookdown" data-source="post: 1472103" data-attributes="member: 97455"><p>I was considering building a 300WM for LRH. But I followed the advice of a very experienced LR shooter/ hunter I know and had a 7RM built and chambered around 195 Berger EOL instead. It has proven to be quite a potent all purpose/ all weather killing machine. I'm getting 2806fps (gunsmith's chrono) or 2760fps (my ballistic calculator verified to 1000 yds) mv with 66.8gr H1000, Norma Brass through a 26" Bartlein barrel. The BC on this bullet is so high, it has more energy at 1200 yds than many factory 7RM loads have at 800 yds. That's a 50% increase in effective range in the same caliber! I didn't believe it either. It's true though. My rifle is 11.5lbs with optic and it so pleasant to shoot with only a Hellfire brake. I've shot 30 or so rounds in a session with no sled and no problems. I can usually see my bullet hit the animal at anything over 150 yds or so. That's a first for me in this size caliber. </p><p></p><p>First photo is my 195 load next to a Federal 175gr factory load. They don't even look like the same caliber. Next is my actual ballistic table I hunt with. That's sea level performance, btw. Next is a photo taken during load development demonstrating its typical .25-.4 MOA accuracy. Finally, there's a photo of a nice WT buck I took at 200 yds, not a long shot. But the next pic is the weather conditions that day. I figured a 25mph direct crosswind that was probably slightly underestimated. But I needed so little wind hold, I felt confident in the shot and you can see the bullet hit right on target. This bullet has created large exit holes on smaller does at 100-200 yds, but also had the ability to effect a complete pass through on a Nilgai neck at 950 yds. You can probably tell that I'm extremely happy with pretty much everything I've seen so far from the 195 Berger. I really don't feel like I need a bigger caliber for any of the hunting I do. I think you'll be just as happy with your STW pushing the 195 another 100-200 fps more.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]103731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]103732[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]103733[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]103734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]103735[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hookdown, post: 1472103, member: 97455"] I was considering building a 300WM for LRH. But I followed the advice of a very experienced LR shooter/ hunter I know and had a 7RM built and chambered around 195 Berger EOL instead. It has proven to be quite a potent all purpose/ all weather killing machine. I'm getting 2806fps (gunsmith's chrono) or 2760fps (my ballistic calculator verified to 1000 yds) mv with 66.8gr H1000, Norma Brass through a 26" Bartlein barrel. The BC on this bullet is so high, it has more energy at 1200 yds than many factory 7RM loads have at 800 yds. That's a 50% increase in effective range in the same caliber! I didn't believe it either. It's true though. My rifle is 11.5lbs with optic and it so pleasant to shoot with only a Hellfire brake. I've shot 30 or so rounds in a session with no sled and no problems. I can usually see my bullet hit the animal at anything over 150 yds or so. That's a first for me in this size caliber. First photo is my 195 load next to a Federal 175gr factory load. They don't even look like the same caliber. Next is my actual ballistic table I hunt with. That's sea level performance, btw. Next is a photo taken during load development demonstrating its typical .25-.4 MOA accuracy. Finally, there's a photo of a nice WT buck I took at 200 yds, not a long shot. But the next pic is the weather conditions that day. I figured a 25mph direct crosswind that was probably slightly underestimated. But I needed so little wind hold, I felt confident in the shot and you can see the bullet hit right on target. This bullet has created large exit holes on smaller does at 100-200 yds, but also had the ability to effect a complete pass through on a Nilgai neck at 950 yds. You can probably tell that I'm extremely happy with pretty much everything I've seen so far from the 195 Berger. I really don't feel like I need a bigger caliber for any of the hunting I do. I think you'll be just as happy with your STW pushing the 195 another 100-200 fps more. [ATTACH]103731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]103732[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]103733[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]103734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]103735[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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