Contender options, 7TCU or 7-30? - Page 2

Nathan · April 22, 2013, 05:30 PM

For deer at 200 yards, I would like 30-30 AI, but 7-30 Waters would be nice too. That 7-30 improved might be best of all!

OkieCruffler · April 22, 2013, 11:17 PM

I know of one fella who loads factory 223's in his 7 tcu and fireforms that way. Swears he never loses a case but accuracy is pretty bad

. I tried to use the old COW method but could never find a load that would blow the shoulder all the way out. Using Unique lube I only lose maybe 1 in 20 cases just running them straight into the tcu die. No annealing.

tekarra · April 23, 2013, 06:52 PM

I like the 7 mm bullet and am partial to rimmed cartridges.

April 22, 2013, 11:17 PM	#27
OkieCruffler Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2001 Location: Denison Texas on the banks of Texhoma Posts: 1,556	I know of one fella who loads factory 223's in his 7 tcu and fireforms that way. Swears he never loses a case but accuracy is pretty bad . I tried to use the old COW method but could never find a load that would blow the shoulder all the way out. Using Unique lube I only lose maybe 1 in 20 cases just running them straight into the tcu die. No annealing. __________________ John A. Monroe, Never Forgive, Never Forget, Blood Pays Blood

April 22, 2013, 05:30 PM	#26
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 6,331	For deer at 200 yards, I would like 30-30 AI, but 7-30 Waters would be nice too. That 7-30 improved might be best of all!

April 23, 2013, 06:52 PM	#28
tekarra Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2007 Posts: 1,164	I like the 7 mm bullet and am partial to rimmed cartridges.