Need load for Hornady ELD-X 175 grain 7MM WSM

[hogs worst nightmare]

I finally found some of the new Hornady ELD-X 175 grain bullets in 7MM. I have been trying to find any load data for the bullet in 7MM WSM. Hornady has no load data yet. I don't want to experiment. Can I start with a 10-15% reduction in data for the Hornady 175 grain SP? Just wondering. There are not a lot of WSM men in my neck of the woods, but I swear by them. 3 7 short mags, 2 300 short mags, and my baby, a Kimber 300 wsm converted to a 25-300 WSM or 25 pronghorn. New 26" Shilen barrel, MPI stock. The only thing left from the original Kimber Select is the action. What a sweet, sweet, very fast gun. But back to the 7....any ideas??

 

[Cutarm]

I just found a box of the 175gr ELD-X to try also.

With a Broughton 1 in 9 5C finished to 26", 7WSM saami spec chamber, I'm going to start with around 65gr of RL26 and work my way up.

 

[maninthemaze]

I'm not real sure how the Sierra 175 would compare to the Hornady 175 but Alliant Reloder 26 has some data for them.

Alliant Powder - Reloader's Guide

I currently shoot a 7wsm with 64.2 grains of RL26 at 2900fps with 180 grain Berger VLD's. It's quite a bit less than listed on Alliant's website but that's what my rifle likes.

 

[SCshooter]

Below is the reply I received from Hornady tech support when I inquired about load data for the 175g ELD-X in my 7mm Rem Mag using H1000. For the 7mm WSM, I would look to the Hornady Reloading Manual for 175 g bullets. My practice is to start well below mid-point and work my way up from there looking for a load that groups well and has higher velocity. pay close attention to pressure signs Usually there are at least two nodes where the groups start coming together. I take the faster of the two nodes and start experimenting with variations around that load. First with minor variations in powder and then with shooting depth. I actually ended up with a load using IMR 7828.


At this time we are using the data from our 9th ed. Loading manual for the 175 gr. Wt. bullets. H 1000 start is 53.8 gr. To a max of 60.4 gr. This would be with the ELD-X 175 gr. Thanks

From: Hornady Manufacturing, Inc [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 4:01 PM