More speed

[Toobrokeforthis]

My current load is the following
175gr smk 7mm08
.38 Rl16
Lapua brass
Cci 200 primers
I need more speed last time I checked it out of a 24" 1and 10 twist barrel it was 2480. Best way to achieve this? No pressure signs and will shoot a .25" 5shot group with this load.

 

[RockZ]

The short answer is add more powder.

 

[Barrelnut]

Or a lighter bullet.

 

[Big Jake Duke]

Great cartridge, but under powered if speed is what you are looking for. There are several 160 class bullets with decent bcs that you can push faster- like 2750 very easily.

Too heavy of a bullet with a small charge of powder and you will have a high tech 30-30

 

[Toobrokeforthis]

I've got some Berger 168 vids and 150 smk I need to play with, the load i stated above was actually just thrown together to fire form brass and get some seat time.

 

[RockZ]

Great shooting

 

[J E Custom]

The best way to get more velocity for the 7/08 Is to AI it. I don't shoot bullets heavier than 150's because of the velocity the 7/08 can produce with it's case capacity. If chambered like PO Ackley recommended, you can shoot factory 7/08 ammo in it with great accuracy while fire forming. then load the AI cases for another 100 to 150 ft/sec. the plus side to the 7/08 AI is more velocity and better case life.

I have both the 7/08 and the 7/08 AI and find them to be very effective
with the 7/08 AI pushing a 140 grain bullet at the same velocity as the 7/08 with a 120 grain bullet. MY fastest accurate load with the 120 in the 7/08 is 3155 ft/sec. The 7/08 AI will push the 140 grain (not a maximum load) to 3148.

I don't recommend shooting the heavy bullets because of the reduction in velocity at the POI but if the heavies are what you want, the 7/08 AI might add 100 ft/sec to the big bullet.

J E CUSTOM