Shooters Pro Shop wants $30 per bag of 50 for seconds. This isn’t off factory firsts by much. Then add $13 to ship and you’re really close to parity.
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It’s max, so work up.
R-P brass
150 eldx
46.2 grains Big Game
Winchester Large Rifle Magnum primer
Seating depth tests in 3 Tikkas found screaming accuracy at 2.156” and 2.183” measured using a comparator, from the ogive.
2790 fps, no pressure signs. Deer and elk.
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It’s my understanding that Nosler doesn’t make a bullet that closely replicates another bullet’s performance in the same weight. Same reason they don’t make a 7mm 120 grain AccuBond, the existing 120 BT provides nearly identical performance.
My brother and I use R26 with 162 eldx in our Tikka 7mm Rem Mags with great success. Deer and elk die right freaking now. I actually switched from the 160 AB to the 162 eldx. I’m right at 3k FPS.
We also use the 150 eldx in our 7mm-08s at 2790 fps for deer when we want to avoid a kick...
https://kristian555.livejournal.com/27291.html
Based on this article I tried Hunter powder. 59 grains under a 180 Partition was outstanding, with velocity close to 2850 from my Tikka. This load has put elk in the freezer for me. I named the load Hammer.
If your brother wants the exact...
52 grains and a 162 eldx got me bright, shiny ejector marks and 2730 FPS from my Tikka. Easy bolt lift, though.
I get 2790 with the 150 eldx using 46.2 grains of Big Game. Doing the math, there’s very little difference until I get past 700 yards, which is waaaaay beyond my limit.
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Big Game. Get some and use a magnum primer. I get 2890 FPS with 140 Partitions and 2870 with 140 AccuBonds. Precision I won’t post for fear of being called a liar.
So I see Nosler has a new 7mm Accubond bullet in 150 grains. I’m thinking about it paired with Reloader 26 at close to 3200 fps out on a 24.3” Tikka.
Anyone have load data for this combo?
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I have specific experience with this topic, as I introduced my son to hunting with a 7mm-08. In fact, it was the primary driver for my foray into reloading. I wanted a cartridge he could grow up with, that could handle smallish blacktails up to elk.
I started him with the 120 BT and Varget at...