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Doodlebugger45 · August 12, 2009, 05:45 PM

I don't know if it is true for all .284 diameter bullets or if it's even true for any rifles other than mine. But when reloading my 7 mm mag, I have been having more trouble getting good accuracy out of the lighter bullets. The 154 gr and 162 gr bullets were pretty easy to find good accurate loads for. But the 139 gr bullets seem to be more sensitive to powder weights. I haven't even tried any 120 gr bullets yet. Maybe it's not the same situation with the .280 cartridge, but it might be similar. Those lighter bullets are not as long, so I'm guessing they might not be quite as stable.

August 12, 2009, 05:45 PM	#3
Doodlebugger45 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,717	I don't know if it is true for all .284 diameter bullets or if it's even true for any rifles other than mine. But when reloading my 7 mm mag, I have been having more trouble getting good accuracy out of the lighter bullets. The 154 gr and 162 gr bullets were pretty easy to find good accurate loads for. But the 139 gr bullets seem to be more sensitive to powder weights. I haven't even tried any 120 gr bullets yet. Maybe it's not the same situation with the .280 cartridge, but it might be similar. Those lighter bullets are not as long, so I'm guessing they might not be quite as stable.