7-08 reload suggestions

primape · December 3, 2011, 03:40 PM

I tried IMR 4064 and Varget but can't get the results like I do in my 308. Rem Mod 7 with 20" barrel. Any load or powder suggestions?

jimbob86 · December 3, 2011, 03:42 PM

What results are you looking for?

Doyle · December 3, 2011, 07:27 PM

Try RL-17

jimbob86 · December 3, 2011, 09:29 PM

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Rem Mod 7 with 20" barrel.

My Speer #13 notes that their load data was developed with a 24" barreled Model 700V:

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"In the 18.5 inch barrel of the Model Seven, expect to see velocities between 80 and 140 f/sec lower....."

So what is the Barrel length for the Model 7? 18.5 or 20" ?

I load for a Ruger Frontier in 7-08, and it has a 16.5" barrel ...... I get 2660 out of Remington 140 gr factory ammo with it, and about 2500 with a load of 40 gr of IMR 4064 behind a 139 gr Hornady soft point.......

oneoldsap · December 4, 2011, 07:48 AM

I like W-760 in my 20" 7mm-08 with the Speer 145 Gr. bullet , it's great deer medicine !

PA-Joe · December 4, 2011, 09:06 AM

I have two Model 7s and use 39 grains of IMR 4064 CCI primers and any Hornady 139 grain bullet.

oldscot3 · December 4, 2011, 08:23 PM

+1 on the 760 with Speers 145s. I used that for years until inhereting my dad's `06.It was very accurate and very deadly in my Remington. I once shot a boar hog just behind the ear at 200 yards, it went right through and dropped him right there.

primape · December 5, 2011, 09:51 AM

Thanks guys. The only bullets I have tried so far are 140g nosler bt's. I will try the speer and hornady. I also heard from someone that has a mod 7 with a 20" barrel that his gun does not like bullets heavier than 130.

Brian Pfleuger · December 5, 2011, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by primape

I also heard from someone that has a mod 7 with a 20" barrel that his gun does not like bullets heavier than 130.

That would be an individual gun thing. Is the twist rate 1:10? Even at 11.5 twist, that gun should EASILY stabilize a 140gr bullet even at starting load levels.

jimbob86 · December 5, 2011, 10:26 AM

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I have two Model 7s and use 39 grains of IMR 4064 CCI primers and any Hornady 139 grain bullet.

Thats the load I'm using in my Ruger Frontier.....

My brother loads 46.0 of IMR(?)4350 for his daughter's A-Bolt .......

homesick · December 5, 2011, 03:18 PM

My Ruger Hawkeye and model 7 Rem both shoot the 120 grain Nosler BT with 44.5 gr. of Varget. Very accurate in both one inch or better.

260 Rem · December 5, 2011, 11:52 PM

I use IMR-4350 with Sierra GameKing 140's in a 22" barrel and have had great results.

December 3, 2011, 03:40 PM	#1
primape Junior Member Join Date: November 28, 2011 Posts: 6	7-08 reload suggestions I tried IMR 4064 and Varget but can't get the results like I do in my 308. Rem Mod 7 with 20" barrel. Any load or powder suggestions?

December 3, 2011, 03:42 PM	#2
jimbob86 Junior member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Location: All the way to NEBRASKA Posts: 8,722	What results are you looking for?

December 3, 2011, 07:27 PM	#3
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	Try RL-17

December 4, 2011, 07:48 AM	#5
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	I like W-760 in my 20" 7mm-08 with the Speer 145 Gr. bullet , it's great deer medicine !

December 4, 2011, 09:06 AM	#6
PA-Joe Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: NEPA Posts: 909	I have two Model 7s and use 39 grains of IMR 4064 CCI primers and any Hornady 139 grain bullet.

December 4, 2011, 08:23 PM	#7
oldscot3 Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2007 Location: texas Posts: 997	+1 on the 760 with Speers 145s. I used that for years until inhereting my dad's `06.It was very accurate and very deadly in my Remington. I once shot a boar hog just behind the ear at 200 yards, it went right through and dropped him right there.

December 5, 2011, 09:51 AM	#8
primape Junior Member Join Date: November 28, 2011 Posts: 6	Thanks guys. The only bullets I have tried so far are 140g nosler bt's. I will try the speer and hornady. I also heard from someone that has a mod 7 with a 20" barrel that his gun does not like bullets heavier than 130.

December 5, 2011, 03:18 PM	#11
homesick Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 378	My Ruger Hawkeye and model 7 Rem both shoot the 120 grain Nosler BT with 44.5 gr. of Varget. Very accurate in both one inch or better.

December 5, 2011, 11:52 PM	#12
260 Rem Junior Member Join Date: July 6, 2011 Posts: 9	I use IMR-4350 with Sierra GameKing 140's in a 22" barrel and have had great results.