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Old 02-02-2006 | 09:41 AM
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Reading here I see that RL22 is the best powder to use.

First of all, welcome to the ranks of handloaders! Basically, all rifles are individuals, and what works well in one may not be worth two hoots in another, and vice-versa! For example, while RE 22 is a very good powder for the 7mm Mag. (and many others!) it is not necessarily THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE powders in EVERY7mm Rem.Mag. I get better accuracy and higher speeds with 175 grain Nosler Partition bullets usingIMR 7828 in my 26" barreled 7 Mag. than I can get with RE 22 in that particular rifle. I have also had good results with H4831 in the 7mm Remington case. And don't disparage the Remington Corelokt bullets too much! They can often surprise you with their accuracy. The 7 Mag. group shown below was fired at 200 yards with the 175-grain Remington bullet using Norma N205 powder, which is similar to RE 22.

All the cartridges you listed are bottleneck rifle rounds, and thus reloading each of them will require the same procedures, just different bullets and powders. I am sure you will enjoy meeting the challenge of producing ammo that is individually prepared for each of your guns, and I am confident that you will master the art of making ammo that is better suited to your needs and uses than any factory round!!

Good luck!

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