West Canada Creek 30-30
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- Aug 22, 2005
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Just bought a T/C Encore 7mm-08 for hunting. Looking for a load using 140 gr BT or 140 Rem PSPCL. Any help appreciated. Thanks
Encore 7mm-08
- Thread starter West Canada Creek 30-30
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- Nov 4, 2004
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Congratulations on the Encore 7-08. That is going to make for one smooth shooting rig.
A 140 gr BT is just about perfect.
JD338
A 140 gr BT is just about perfect.
JD338
ScreaminEagle
Handloader
- Jan 20, 2011
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36gr of imr3031 and a sierra 140gr gameking was a mild load i had for my 7mm-08. When i was young. Killed to many whitetail to count with that load.
jimbires
Handloader
- Aug 16, 2011
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I find the 7-08 easy to load for . it seems like most anything will shoot well and then you can mess around to get a good to great shooting load .
RL17 should give more velocity than other powders while giving good accuracy . I use RL17 with 140 grain berger bullets in a remington rifle . (this load is over book max so I won't give the grains ). I use this for long range shooting .
I use 43.2 grains of IMR4064 in a tikka rifle with 139 BTSP Hornady bullets . this is close to a max load or maybe over max by a little . so as always , start low and work up to this powder amount . this is my main whitetail hunting set up . it shoots well . I've killed a bunch of deer with this combo .
in a browning X-bolt I use a slightly reduced load of H4895 , 39.0 grains with a 120 ballistic tip .this load is accurate too with recoil about the same as a max load in a 243 with a 100 grain bullet . with the reduced recoil it is a good choice for women or kids .
RL17 should give more velocity than other powders while giving good accuracy . I use RL17 with 140 grain berger bullets in a remington rifle . (this load is over book max so I won't give the grains ). I use this for long range shooting .
I use 43.2 grains of IMR4064 in a tikka rifle with 139 BTSP Hornady bullets . this is close to a max load or maybe over max by a little . so as always , start low and work up to this powder amount . this is my main whitetail hunting set up . it shoots well . I've killed a bunch of deer with this combo .
in a browning X-bolt I use a slightly reduced load of H4895 , 39.0 grains with a 120 ballistic tip .this load is accurate too with recoil about the same as a max load in a 243 with a 100 grain bullet . with the reduced recoil it is a good choice for women or kids .
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I've been considering one of these for a while- does anyone know what sort of speeds the 7-08 can reasonably produce from a 15" barrel?
DrMike
Ballistician
- Nov 8, 2006
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hodgeman":f98rlvue said:
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Cartridge : 7 mm-08 Rem.
Bullet : .284, 120, Nosler BalTip 28120
Useable Case Capaci: 49.378 grain H2O = 3.206 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.800 inch = 71.12 mm
Barrel Length : 15.0 inch = 381.0 mm
Powder : Alliant Reloder-17
Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 2.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !
Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms
-20.0 85 40.56 2177 1263 29359 12005 80.5 1.094
-18.0 87 41.57 2240 1337 31430 12543 82.4 1.064
-16.0 89 42.59 2304 1415 33657 13075 84.3 1.035
-14.0 91 43.60 2370 1496 36056 13599 86.2 1.006
-12.0 93 44.62 2436 1581 38639 14111 87.9 0.973
-10.0 96 45.63 2503 1669 41424 14609 89.6 0.940
-08.0 98 46.64 2571 1761 44438 15089 91.1 0.908
-06.0 100 47.66 2640 1857 47693 15547 92.6 0.877
-04.0 102 48.67 2709 1956 51217 15980 93.9 0.847 ! Near Maximum !
-02.0 104 49.69 2779 2058 55042 16386 95.2 0.818 ! Near Maximum !
+00.0 106 50.70 2850 2164 59197 16760 96.3 0.790 ! Near Maximum !
+02.0 108 51.71 2921 2273 63720 17100 97.3 0.763 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+04.0 110 52.73 2992 2386 68653 17401 98.1 0.736 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+06.0 113 53.74 3064 2501 74044 17662 98.8 0.710 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+08.0 115 54.76 3136 2620 79956 17877 99.3 0.686 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+10.0 117 55.77 3208 2742 86450 18046 99.7 0.661 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Results caused by ± 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba 106 50.70 3030 2447 72074 16785 99.9 0.723 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba 106 50.70 2616 1824 48023 15522 86.9 0.874
Guy Miner
Master Loader
- Apr 6, 2006
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hodgeman":25kgz1dl said:
Hodgdon is showing speeds of 2500 - 2700 fps with a 130 gr bullet, from a 15" 7mm-08.
Go to their online "Data Center" and look up 7mm-08 in the pistol section. Lots of 15" info there.
Regards, Guy
