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7mm-08 Remington
I am loadingworking up a load fora Remington Model 7 7mm-08 Rem. (Hornady 139 gr. SP) for mule deer. This rifle belongs to a 11 year old kid. I only havetwo available powders WIN 760 or H 414 (I am leaning towards WIN 760). Which one would you folks use? Thanks in advance.
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
There isn't much to choose from here - I understand these are essentially the same powder. Sort of like WW 540 and HS-6. Or WW 571 and HS-7. And they are some of the best powders for the .308 family of cases.
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
handloader1,do you have any IMR 4064? I have a execelent load for the 139gr. with that powder...
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
I have a Rem. 700 7mm-08 Lightweight Mountain Rifle...22" barrel. I had a heck of a time getting it to shoot accurate as I wanted and it was IMR-4064 and 139gr. Hornady SST's that did the trick.
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
Hey Pajack:
What's that load, maybe I can get the father to spring for apound of IMR 4064. Thanks. |
RE: 7mm-08 Remington
This load is a "tack-driver" in my Model Seven!
41.3gr. of IMR 4064 Remington 9 1/2 primers Hornady 139gr SST |
RE: 7mm-08 Remington
id go with the H-414 its probably one of the better more consistant sperical powders, im sure you are familiar with hodgdons extreme powders? asfar as extreme velocity spreads and how powder can be effected by tempature H-414 could actually be listed with the extreme powders.
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
Try a few test loads with each,then use the one that is most accurate.
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
I agree with subblejumper..if you don't get what you are looking for try another load. There's a gunshop in my area where you can buy little airplane liquor size bottles of different powders instead of having to buy a pound of everything and you can find what your gun likes.
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
Under normal circumstances I would test both powders, but the father will only spring for one pound. Good luck.
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
ORIGINAL: handloader1 Under normal circumstances I would test both powders, but the father will only spring for one pound. Good luck. |
RE: 7mm-08 Remington
If I cannot get Winchester 760 to group, I will spring for a different powder. I will not let a 11 year old kid on his first mule deer hunt to go out with unsatisfactory rounds. Good luck.
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
ORIGINAL: handloader1 If I cannot get Winchester 760 to group, I will spring for a different powder. I will not let a 11 year old kid on his first mule deer hunt to go out with unsatisfactory rounds. Good luck. I've got a Rem 700 Mtn LSS w 22" barrel and using H414 I'm getting 3/4" groups @ 100Yds with the Hornady 139 gr. SPs. I've also tested some 140 Sierra Game Kings on top of Varget and getting 1/2" groups with that combo. Varget has also produced 1/2"-3/4" groups with 140Grn Accubonds. Who knows if his gun will like it, but Varget would probably be a good one to try in addition to the powders you already have. firstshot --------------------------------------- Make your first shot count! |
RE: 7mm-08 Remington
ORIGINAL: firstshot ORIGINAL: handloader1 If I cannot get Winchester 760 to group, I will spring for a different powder. I will not let a 11 year old kid on his first mule deer hunt to go out with unsatisfactory rounds. Good luck. I've got a Rem 700 Mtn LSS w 22" barrel and using H414 I'm getting 3/4" groups @ 100Yds with the Hornady 139 gr. SPs. I've also tested some 140 Sierra Game Kings on top of Varget and getting 1/2" groups with that combo. Varget has also produced 1/2"-3/4" groups with 140Grn Accubonds. Who knows if his gun will like it, but Varget would probably be a good one to try in addition to the powders you already have. firstshot --------------------------------------- Make your first shot count! I have to agree with firstshot on this one. If I had to try to work up some accurate loads and could only use one powder to try, I would have to opt for Varget. While there are other powders that work well with the 7mm-08, like IMR-4064 and Reloder 15, and many others report decent results with powders as fast as H-4895 and as slow as H-4831, I would still try Varget first, then IMR-4064 and if you couldn't get one of them to group decently, I would start looking at the scope mounts, scope or the rifle itself. If you already have the H-414 and W-760 on hand, it wouldn't hurt to load a few and see. If it groups decently, it may be all you need. Good Luck. |
RE: 7mm-08 Remington
Ive never used either of those powders but IMR4320 is one you should check into for the 7mm08.
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RE: 7mm-08 Remington
my load is almost identical to pajack's. i use 42 gr of IMR4064 and a 139 gr Hornady BTSP
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