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I have an older Kimber Montana 7mm08 with 1:9 twist barrel. It is very finicky with ammo, but is capable of decent accuracy with the right load. I wanted it to like the 150 ablr’s but so far my hand loads have been very disappointing. Recently, out of curiosity, I purchased a box of Nosler...

Nosler load data shows the most accurate powder as h4831sc. I have regular h4831. Would you expect that I could get close to stuffing a max load of 60.5 grains (97% load density) into nosler cases without the sc version? I would certainly start lower and work up but don’t want to waste time...

I am loading for a factory Winchester m70 in 7mm wsm. I already have some 175 ablr’s and rl26. Would you expect these to stabilize well in a 1:9.5 twist barrel or should I look for some 168’s? Any other concerns you might have loading this long of a bullet in the wsm? Nosler load data shows...

I have been loading the Accubonds for this rifle but happened into a good deal on multiple boxes of nosler ammo with the 160 ballistic tip - less than I would pay for the brass alone. I’m sure this would work fine for deer and antelope. What are your thoughts about elk? I mean, Berger shows...

When starting to work on a new load, I’m curious whether most of you look for an optimal powder charge first, or try to find the best seating depth. Berger bullets recommends loading multiple rounds at the min powder charge and testing different seating depths before testing varying powder...