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Help with 7mm Rem load data.
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<blockquote data-quote="30calyooper" data-source="post: 2067184" data-attributes="member: 107258"><p>Okay you did not specify which 7 mag...there are a few out there!</p><p></p><p>Well for elk in my 7mm rem mag I like RL-25. I get pretty reasonable velocities (right at max in the books) and good accuracy with a couple of different 175 grain pills, and have taken elk out to 370 yards with it...just never needed to push for a farther shot, as a decent stalk brought me in closer on most occasions.</p><p></p><p>I would say try the Alliant RL-25 with that 168 if you have a 7mm Remington Magnum. Good bet you can find an acceptable load. One thing I might add, just thinking aloud...run it through a good ballistics program to be sure you have both enough energy to dispatch elk at 600 and the correct terminal velocity for proper bullet performance with whatever pill you end up using. I won't get carried away with numbers here, but common sense applies...if you have any questions there are lots of references out there to guide you on this.</p><p></p><p>Elk are as tough as they come, and more than one hunter has ended up with a miserably-long tracking job that could have been avoided with better planning. And while not every situation allows you to get in closer, I maintain that making the effort to move in for the shot paves the way to greater odds of placing a clean kill shot. We all like to brag it up when we make that long shot, but I'll take an easy kill any day over those bragging rights!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="30calyooper, post: 2067184, member: 107258"] Okay you did not specify which 7 mag...there are a few out there! Well for elk in my 7mm rem mag I like RL-25. I get pretty reasonable velocities (right at max in the books) and good accuracy with a couple of different 175 grain pills, and have taken elk out to 370 yards with it...just never needed to push for a farther shot, as a decent stalk brought me in closer on most occasions. I would say try the Alliant RL-25 with that 168 if you have a 7mm Remington Magnum. Good bet you can find an acceptable load. One thing I might add, just thinking aloud...run it through a good ballistics program to be sure you have both enough energy to dispatch elk at 600 and the correct terminal velocity for proper bullet performance with whatever pill you end up using. I won’t get carried away with numbers here, but common sense applies...if you have any questions there are lots of references out there to guide you on this. Elk are as tough as they come, and more than one hunter has ended up with a miserably-long tracking job that could have been avoided with better planning. And while not every situation allows you to get in closer, I maintain that making the effort to move in for the shot paves the way to greater odds of placing a clean kill shot. We all like to brag it up when we make that long shot, but I’ll take an easy kill any day over those bragging rights! [/QUOTE]
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