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Thanks very much for the insight and load suggestions. I have a few of the recommended powders on the shelf and a few large rifle and magnum primers to try. Finding the right load will, of course, require evaluating several variables: sonny boy's need for speed vs daddy's need for extreme...

I'll register my vote for the 7mm-08 using 120 Grain Nosler BT's. Even in my lightweight Model 7 bolt gun its recoil characteristics are negligible. The benefit in the 7mm-08 is that if/when she becomes used to the round and more comfortable shooting, it can be loaded up using the vast...

My buddy's son recently purchased a Browning ABolt in 300 wsm without the boss. The young man [and his dad] are interested in getting into reloading for this rifle. I have invited them to stop by after the holidays and we would load up several rounds for his rifle to begin the load development...

Pick up a few 7mm 120 grain BTips and load them up for him to use in his 7mm-08. Very mild recoil and he might just learn to love his current rifle all over again. Deadly on critters and extremely accurate. Hint: SPS has them for sale right now, too. These bullets made me love my Rem Model 7...

Just a quick question... I've shot a lot of deer with my little 7mm-08 using 120 BT's and have never had a bullet fail to exit. Archer Adam cites 2 incidents where very close range shots from a 30-06 using a fairly stout 150 bullet failed to exit from a relatively thin skinned animal. I know...

I once purchased 3500 9mm bullets..... about 2 years before even owning a 9mm pistol. They were a good deal. I own many sets of dies for calibers that I don't own [yet]. I possess 5k large pistol primers, but don't own a pistol that shoots them,... but someday a 1911 will appear, I hope...

Thanks for the knowledgeable insight into this bullet. Sounds like I may need to get a few for target and plinking.... Or else I'll have to take up varmint hunting. But I'm going to be concentrating on the hunting loads first. I need to get this thing shooting the inventory of 100 gr BT's and...

The general Nosler rule has been if it's sold in a 50 pack it's a hunting bullet, if it's sold in a 100 pack it's a varmint bullet. Does this rule of thumb hold true for the 85 grain 25 cal CT ballistic silvertips? They're sold in a 50 pack; but the "regular" Nosler Btips are sold in 100 packs...

42.0 grains of IMR 4064 works great in my Rem Model 7. Recoil is so soft you can watch the deer tip over through the scope.

In the final analysis there are only 3 types of people in the world: Those that make things happen. Those that watch things happen. And those that wonder what happened.

I constructed my setup by anchoring 2x4's to the walls and floor; I built counter tops from a double thickness of 3/4" particle board and topped it with formica. Below is lots of open shelf storage for ammo. Above are wall cabinets for storage of components, etc. One of the best things I did was...

This is a new dimension in reloading for me. When does the weight of a case demonstrate such a divergence from the average that it should be culled from your inventory? I have 60 previously fired Remington 7mm-08 cases; all freshly trimmed, tumbled, flash holes de-burred and re-primed. The...

Thanks very much for the fast and knowledgeable reply. I appreciated it. Rob

I got out my chronograph yesterday to begin prepping for the arrival of a new rifle and the load development that goes with it and to my surprise i found all of my diffusers [skyscreens] have yellowed. Yup, its been in the box a lot longer than I care to admit; but will I need to replace these...

Loading is a 12 Step Program 1. Tumble Brass; Clean Primer Pockets as necessary 2. Lube, Size and Trim as necessary 3. Re-prime Brass 4. Measure powder, put into case 5. Insert Bullet, Seat to proper length 6. Clean cartridge 7. Go to Range 8. Load Rifle 9. Ready, "The Line is Hot!" 10. Aim, A...

I decided to begin a scope upgrade program several years ago on all of my rifles. Started out by buying a 4-12 Swarovski [it happened to be attached to Rem 700 Mountain Rifle in .270 at the time]. A couple of years later I was in Cabelas and found a 3-9x40 Zeiss Conquest in the Bargain Cave for...

My name is Rob. I am a handloader. I love the Midway catalog. When I found out what the retail cost of 7mm-08 ammo loaded with 120 grain Nosler BTips was, I just had to point it out to my wife. She was very impressed by how much money I am able to save by loading my own ammo. Of course I...

Like a fool, I passed up one of those Ti 700's in 7mm-08 brand new about 8 years ago. At the time my daughter was getting married and I had just bought a 700 Classic 7Mag for my new son-in law, put a custom made, highly figured stock on it with a Zeiss scope. That purchase and the wedding costs...

Hey Big Rifle Man: I've been looking for one of those TI 700's in 7mm-08 for a few years.... Any chance you want to sell it??? Or, could I at least get in line as a prospective buyer?? Is the rifle still with the original stock and barrel? How does it shoot???

Thanks for the many replies. To 257 Ackley: First of all, NICE rifle! Next, NICE shooting. I agree that the spiral flutes on the bolt had no adverse impact on your rifle's accuracy potential. I hope the 257 Roberts I'm having built shoots as well. To All: Thanks very much for all of your...