Anyone loading 7mm-08?

[birddog 68]

Had some Win 760 to use up and 46 gr with a 139 Horn IB got me a tick over 2800 over the screens

W760 is a very good powder in the 7-08. I used to use the 46 grains of it for 140 Berger's and was about 2750 fps from a 22" barrel. I have since moved on from Berger and W760

 

[ARlife4me]

I bought hunter exclusively for 7-08, but also bought big game to test. I bought ppu 120, 150 and 175's for testing in an AR7-08. Going to try the same bullets in an AR7saum. Other powder for 7-08 testing is 550. My 260rem (AR) goes hand in hand with close to same data (untested so far) with the 7-08. Just need to finish tightening up the builds and load. Load info is pulled of of VV, western powders and Hornady then checked with ql.

 

[Roughrice]

Read good things about N550 in the shorter/smaller cases.
N560 is really good in 7 SAUM with mid-weight bullets.

 

[cape cove]

was cautioned by a savvy reloader that SB does not start showing pressure signs until you exceed 70,000 psi and then it lets you know in a big way. So you may want to keep that in mind.

Very true. Ask me how I know!!!

 

[birddog 68]

I bought hunter exclusively for 7-08,

I've got a couple pounds and would like to hear your results with hunter/7-08

 

[birddog 68]

Very true. Ask me how I know!!!

Ditto. Mild to Wild in .5 grain! lol

 

[ARlife4me]

I've got a couple pounds and would like to hear your results with hunter/7-08

I'll hopefully get time in the next 2 months? I still have 4 kids in school with 3 being in track. Busy, busy and busy.

 

[birddog 68]

I'll hopefully get time in the next 2 months? I still have 4 kids in school with 3 being in track. Busy, busy and busy.

Feel free to pm me when you finally get around to it. Appreciate it

 

[10ring1]

Thanks for all the great input. I have always been a 280 rem guy and the 139 interlock kills whitetails deader than hell. I run it at 2950. Was hoping to step down to a short action. I have an Abolt 7-08 and it's running 2940 (22" bbl) with 50.4 h4350 which is just over Hogdon recommended max (50gr iirc). Don t have it on front of me at the moment. They h4350 charge is compressed.

I do have an Abolt 7wsm running the same bullet /speed in a short action, but dang ia that thing loud. The sound impulse without earpro while hunting actually hurts. So moving away from the cal I think.

Again thanks for all the insight