Recent content by PipesMac

You are incorrect with you coal spec. The MIN coal is 2.53in, the MAX coal is 2.8in Take a look at the SAAMI case and chamber drawings and specs. You can load longer than 2.8 in if it fits in your gun, and functions in your magazine. But saami participants do 7mm08 to a max length of 2.8in to...

Songdog, why do you like the 140 ttsx better than the NBT or accubond? I'm loading 7mm08 with 120gr NBT, to get good recoil load for my kids. But this year we used the commercial Barnes with the 120gr ttsx, and I do have a box of those bullets to load if desired. They worked good on 2 deer...

Well that sucks. I started going to SW after cabelas got bought and they stopped carrying everything. Darn.

Good read, thx! Glad you got that deer at the end!

Do you mean 160gr? I'm confused by you logic leap...

I just messed around with that jbm page too. I'm not sure I completely understand the zero height and drop at zero info. For instance, if I tell it I am zeroed 1.5in high at 100 yds, it apppears to give 1.5in drop at 100 yds in the results... tons of options though. I guess I like a graphical...

Hate to say it but I agree with songdog. Looking for an expected market price increase, then buying low and selling high, is the definition of smart trading. In an open, unforced market, what two folks agree to pay between them is their business, and the definition of capitalism. For 30...

Reloadky, thx! I've been reading all your posts, very enjoyable! Wow, that's pretty long... so for me, we're talking a OACL of 2.89" or so, almost .1 over the saami length? Our guns should be pretty close for chamber depth, what are you cartridge overall length then, about 2.89"? Thx!

Waay back in 2013, I was posting here and reading about 7mm08, was considering it as a deer rifle for my 10 y.o. son. Well, he liked the Savage compact in LH, model 11, but we didn't end up buying it. Instead, I worked up a 120gr BT load in my .284 Win (52.0gr IMR 4350), and he's been using...

Really nice!

I said 2.6gr powder, but meant water. 65.4 vs 68 gr water from the nosler load data site. With 120gr bullets. 65.4 vs 62.6 is what 140gr bullets.give, so 2.8 gr water. In any case, the max powder loads are pretty close to water. For instance, with 100% powder fill and RL19, 140gr bt, you...

I never really understood the draw for a 280 Ackley improved vs. A straight 280. You get 2.6 grains more powder availability, but at the cost of taking a marginally available cartridge, and making it even more marginally marginal. Does that extra powder space get used often? I went with the...

ReloadKy, thx for the load info. Great pics, congrats to the whole family!

Reloadky, I'm about to load some 7mm08 120gr Ballistic Tip up. For our Savage 11 trophyhunter compact. Was planning on the 4350 loads, slow accurate one to start. What are you using, and do you have and reloading comments since you are using almost same gun? Thx

Nice! He sure looks happy. My son got his 2nd deer, and my daughter her 1st, 2 weeks ago, with 7mm08 using barnes 120gr ttsx ammo. Savage 11 compact LH. I love seeing posts about the 7mm08 w 120gr, as I just bought 3 boxes of nosler bt 120 gr, to work up a load.