Recent content by bobbyrum

You are so right. It is ridiculous, but after spending most of the past year trying to find components for my 7mm RUM, I got lucky. I got Norma brass out of the U.S. and powder, Hodgdon US869 in Canada. I even managed to find a box (50 cnt.) of Nosler 160 gr. Accubonds in Canada. None of it was...

My Tikka T3 Lite loves the Hornady 55 gr. Vmax. It will consistantly shoot a tight 3 shot cloverleaf at 100 yds. It also does very well with the 55 gr. Sierra Blitz Kings. I use Varget powder for both loads. Have at her. It's a lot of fun shooting the Tikka .22-250. :grin:

Sorry Bigd, I'm not here as much as I might like to be & I was at work yesterday. Barrel is 27 3/4 in. stainless, load is 98.0 grn. H50BMG & no I have not tried RL50. Again this is an "Extreme" powder & it worked so well for me that I did not try any others other than HUS869 & Retumbo. If you...

Bigd, I have a rebarrelled Ruger 1. I use H50BMG with the 160 AB. Velocity runs 3340 ft. / sec. & if my age doesn't get in the way it will shoot sub M.O.A. In my loads Retumbo didn't work for me. Lyman suggester that H50BMG would be a good powder to try in the 7mm RUM. HUS869 also works well but...

Could not find any Varget for my .22-250 here in Winnipeg, MB in Cabelas, Wholesale Sports, Joe Brook in Brandon, MB or MacDonalds in Portage La Prairie, MB. I was desparate! I "accidentally" found some at Heights Archery in Winnipeg. My friend Ron Minion who owns Heights Archery has become...

Very much appreciated; I will pass your info on to him. :grin:

Thank godd I found an 8 lb. of H50BMG for my 7mm RUM! :roll:

Hi guys, The 7mm Mag loads I developed for my friend for his African hunt performed flawlessly. He took 5 head of horned game including a blue wildebeest & I am thrilled. I haven't seen the video yet but he still hasn't "come down"! I have a question for you folks, can anyone tell me where you...

Thank you all. I appreciate the replies. Can't wait for them to become available. :grin:

I need some help. I am very interested in shooting the 168 LR AB bullet out of my 7mm RUM, but I have some questions before I start loading them. Would a 1:9 twist be O.K. for this bullet? Velocities will likely run in the 3200 ft./sec. range. Barrel is stainless 27 3/4 in. on a Ruger No.1 What...

Ohh!, I can't wait to put the 7mm 168 through my RUM!! :grin:

Thanks CSmith, will do. Wish I were going. :(

Friend is leaving for Africa on April 2, asked if I would load up for his 7mm Rem. Mag. Used rem. brass, Fed. GM Match 215Mag. primer, H1000 & 160 Accubond. Gun is a Tikka with detachable box magazine. Did I get a surprise! Ran two 3 shot groups at 100 yds. & both were under a half inch & one...

Thanks friends. I was leaning toward the Accubond because I have had great results in my 7mm RUM with it & because of the high B.C. That's the one I'll try first. Here's hoping! :roll: It will be awhile before I can get to the range. I really don't feel like trying to shoot in -40C...

I need your advise &/or experience. A friend is going to Africa to hunt horned game eg., impala, gemsbok, perhaps oryx. I am helping him to put a load together for his 7mm Rem. Mag. We are going to use H1000 and 160 Accubond or Partition. Personally, I have used them both & have stayed with the...