Whitetail load

[T.Gsportsman]

This is for all you reloader's out there
I am shooting a 7mm-08 for the first time and I am hand loading it. I am shooting 150 gr ballistic silvertips.
I finally found a load that grouped well with my rifle but i am only shooting 39gr of vihtovouri n150 powder. My concern is that this is a slow burning powder and I am just not sure it will have enough umphh for whitetails my shots will NEVER be over two hundred and likely 100 and probably most 75- 50 yds. The season is two weeks away and i have already loaded my hunting rounds. Is it going to give me enough energy with this particular load? I am guessing its leaving the barrel at 2400 fps. I taped some old glossy catalogs together 4.5 inches thick with a complete pass through at 100yds with good expansion. This is a quick expanding bullet that fragments easy as you may know so i don't think expansion will be the trouble. I am mildy concerned over the penetration though. Thoughts?

thanks trevor

[goatbrother]

You'll be fine, bet that is a nice load to shoot. Looking at the loading manual your load approximates top loads of the 7x30 Waters. Better than a 30-30 so yes, you will kill a deer just fine.

[T.Gsportsman]

Thanks for the reply. Yes it is a nice load, low recoil and it prints 3/4-1/2 inches at 100 so very good for a light barreld hunting rifle

[bronko22000]

Yes - I'm sure no deer would know the difference between your load and another at maximum. Some rilfes and/or chamberings are more accurate with sub-maximum loads. Others prefer to be pushed hot. Rifles are a lot like women - you have to see what suits them best. (Some can be pretty fickle and others don't care)