My loads were as follows. I got them from others suggestions and my brother in law who shoots the 7mm-08. 1. Was 139gr. Horn. SP with H 4350 @ 47 grains. 2. Was 140 gr. Sierra Spitzer BT's with H 4350 @ 47 grains. The Sierra Spitzer Bt's was the 2 3/4" group. I also shot a couple 140gr. Nosler Part. with 41.5 grains of IMR 4064 and saw they were shooting opened up also after 3 so I quit shooting. I have yet to get any consistency from this rifle. I have fired one 4 shot group that measured 7/8" but that is smallest and was pleasing. I have put around 120 rounds through it and also did a breakin on the rifle and have cleaned it thouroughly after every trip firing. Maybe I need it to be fouled and dirty to get good groups???? Who knows???? Maybe free float the barrel by pillar bedding it up??? Or should it have some pressure on the foreend? It has a thicker tapered barrel almost of varmint measurements. And the barrel is 22" long. Thanks again for all the help I can get here.