I've got a tight budget, but my buddy talked me into reloading my rounds before late season. Ive got 7mm rem mag, Noslar partition (175gr.) and IMR 7828 powder with some used once by me, Remigton brass. (215 primer) can anyone suggest a load for my Remington 700, that will get me in the ball park for a good elk round @ 3000 fps is what I would like, but I also like my gun and my face, so safe recommendation please. If 3000 fps is too much to wish for just let me know. I will greatly appreciate all suggestions. Just want to spend a small amount of time figuring out a "perfect" round. Just want to zero and start my late season armed hiking.
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you are gonna be hard pressed to push a 175gr bullet to 3000fps in a 7 mag. You might do it but its gonna be really hot!!!! Why 175 gr for Elk?? Why not a 140 or 160 gr Accubond?? I KNOW you can push a 140 Accubond to probably 3200? and the 160gr to probably2900 without pushing the load limits.
I've got a tight budget, but my buddy talked me into reloading my rounds before late season. Ive got 7mm rem mag, Noslar partition (175gr.) and IMR 7828 powder with some used once by me, Remigton brass. (215 primer) can anyone suggest a load for my Remington 700, that will get me in the ball park for a good elk round @ 3000 fps is what I would like, but I also like my gun and my face, so safe recommendation please. If 3000 fps is too much to wish for just let me know. I will greatly appreciate all suggestions. Just want to spend a small amount of time figuring out a "perfect" round. Just want to zero and start my late season armed hiking.
How long is your barrel? In my Ruger No.1B with 26" barrel, I use 70.5 grains of IMR 7828 in WW cases with Nosler 175-grain Partition bullets and Federal 210 primers for a velocity 10' from the muzzle of 3050 FPS. This is a pretty hot load, but I am getting 10 reloadings out of a batch of cases with this load. Naturally, this load has to be approached from at least 4 grains below, using1/2-grain increments. I cannot guarantee that this load is safe in your rifle, but it isin mine! My original 175-grain load used 66 grains of N205/MRP for 3070 FPS, but I was unable to get this kind of performance with safe pressures using RE 22, which is alleged to be the same as MRP. (I don't find it to be the same as MRP!!) So I worked up the IMR 7828 load instead. IMR 7828 is SLOWER than RE 22.
This is what Steve Ricciardelli says about using IMR 7828 with 175-grain bullets in the 7mm Rem. Mag. :"IMR-7828 From 51.5 grains to 68.5 grains" -
BTW, this load of mine puts3 shots into 1" @ 200 yards! The last bull elk I shot with this load hit the ground so hardhe bounced! But he was only about 40 yards away.
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It sounds like you may have better off spending your money on factory ammunition in this situation. And about the 175 Partition . . . . . most folks out here shoot 150 and 160 grain 7MM bullets for elk. There are some bullets in that weight range that offer plenty of penetration for anything in North America - bullets like the Barnes Triple Shock, Swift A-Frame, and Nosler Partition. Personally I wouldtry the Accubond.
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I just loaded up some 160 gr. Accubonds and according to the book they should be going about 3200fps. I am using H870, with 79grains. Its about 99% of the case capacity.
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Well like I said this is what I got. I know I could go out and take an elk with a black hills .223, but I would rather hit it with something that is going to put the elk into a clinched up seizior on impact. Elk are tuff and the last thing I want is to be pumping rounds through my perfectly good meat as it is marinaded in adrenaline sauce. I'll let you guys know how the reloads go this weekend. Thanks!
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Is the Elk going to know the difference between 3000 fps with a 140 gr bullet or 2700 fps with a 175/180 gr. bullet with a well placed shot? Shot placement is key, and the way that I understand it, a hot bullet typically is is not as accurate as one that is loaded a few granes lighter.
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Just work up a few loads as suggested, at least 5 of each powder setting,start below max and load in steps up to max and go out and shoot some groups. If in your gun you don't see any pressure signs you could CAUTIOUSLY work up a little higher until you start seeing pressure signs, then back off to the most accurate load you shot. Keep good records so you know what each load did (I usually label each group and keep them for my records). A better grouping load is always better than the fastest load, unless they are the same load. The difference in trajectory between 2800 and 3000fps is not that noticable until you get way out there. Sighted in for 250 yards theres less than 3" difference at 400 yards. One word of caution, I always work up loads in warmer weather to verify the hotest safe load, that way I know the load is safer at the typical low tempratures of hunting season. Also back off of any load that shows pressure signs.
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