7mm-08 pet loads

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Sas874runner

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Oct 10, 2012
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I just picked up a Tikka t3 in 7-08. Never loaded for this cartridge before so any guidance towards pet loads would be great. I thinking 140 gr bullets. This rifle will be used for my wife's elk rifle once a year.
 
I have a T-3 in 7mm-08 also and killed a nice buck with mine last year. I loaded 120 BT's over Varget. I've never loaded it for elk, but I know it's an easy cartridge to load for otherwise. The Tikka's are good shooting rifles so that will help, too.

In the 308 based cartridges, Varget has been my go to powder. It doesn't always give the fastest velocity but I've always gotten excellent accuracy.

Ron
 
I got a Thompson Venture in 708 and it likes so many loads theyd be too numerous to mention. Varget on the light bullets and re17 on the heavier will be friendly. I also own 2 Tikka in other calibers.......you're gonna be real happy with your results!
 
Thanks. It was a deal I couldn't pass up. Rifle was used 1 hunting season with less than 1 box if ammo through it for sight it. 400 bucks. I figured can't go wrong
 
140 Partitions
start at 2.78" OAL
start with 44 grains IMR4350 (see if you can get that much in case, go from there)
Fed210 Primers

Shoot for speed at 2750 to a max of 2850. Chrony will be your friend here.
 
I would be looking at RL17 powder for highest velocity . I'd use a Partition bullet for elk , probably a 140 grain . in my opinion the 7mm-08 doesn't have enough powder capacity to handle heavy bullets well . I played with 168 grain bullets in mine for awhile and it just didn't impress me . I find these are easy to load for , I don't think you can put together a bad shooting load for the 7-08's . I have three 7mm-08's , each uses a different load . one is a Tikka 7mm-08 in the model 595 whitetail hunter , it's a good shooter .I think you'll like the tikka , the actions are the smoooooothest .
 
I've had 2 7-08s. One A Rem Mountain LS and the other a VL. I found the 7-08 a bit pickier to load for than the .308 but I got good accuracy using H-4350,H-414 and Rx19. In the 22" barrel mountain rifle I mostly loaded hunting ammo and got my best results with Hornady's 139gr Spire Point in front of 48grs. of H-414 For 2834 fps With 3 shot groups running around 1" and a bit under. 48grs of H-4350 gave 2756 fps with a bit better accuracy. The other rifle with a 26" heavy barrel Wasn't any more accurate with these loads but with Hornady's 162gr A-Max in front of 48grs of Rx-19 it would regularly put 5 shots into 1/2" or better. Another load that was super accurate was Hornady's 120gr V-max in front of 44.5grs of Rx-15 @ 3076fps. I'm showing a 5 shot group of .363". This load has no recoil, pleasant to shoot and doesn't disturb the rest much making it easy to shoot good groups.
I apologize posting about all these Hornady bullets on a Nosler's site.
Billy
 
Welcome aboard, Billy. Nothing wrong with posting about results here. Most of us have shot or do shoot Hornady bullets (and Berger, and Swift, and Remington, and Sierra, and... Well, you get the idea). I think most people posting here will recognize that we are blessed to live at a time when we have a plethora of good bullets from which to pick. Good first post with some fine insight. Thanks!
 
The 150 BT is a tough sucker. RL17 and a 150 BT would be a very good combo as well.
 
I used a 22" bbl for this .

Cartridge : 7 mm-08 Rem.
Bullet : .284, 140, Nosler PART SP 16325
Useable Case Capaci: 48.679 grain H2O = 3.161 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.800 inch = 71.12 mm
Barrel Length : 22.0 inch = 558.8 mm
Powder : Alliant Reloder-17

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 2.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

-20.0 83 38.88 2343 1706 30320 8598 92.1 1.421
-18.0 85 39.85 2404 1797 32417 8873 93.4 1.382
-16.0 87 40.82 2466 1890 34668 9134 94.7 1.343
-14.0 89 41.80 2527 1986 37083 9380 95.8 1.305
-12.0 91 42.77 2589 2084 39676 9609 96.8 1.264
-10.0 93 43.74 2651 2185 42467 9820 97.6 1.224
-08.0 95 44.71 2713 2287 45469 10011 98.4 1.185
-06.0 97 45.68 2774 2392 48704 10181 99.0 1.148
-04.0 99 46.66 2835 2499 52191 10329 99.4 1.112 ! Near Maximum !
-02.0 101 47.63 2896 2608 55960 10453 99.7 1.078 ! Near Maximum !
+00.0 103 48.60 2957 2718 60036 10553 99.9 1.045 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+02.0 105 49.57 3017 2830 64452 10627 100.0 1.012 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+04.0 107 50.54 3077 2943 69243 10688 100.0 0.981 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+06.0 109 51.52 3136 3057 74452 10744 100.0 0.951 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+08.0 112 52.49 3195 3173 80126 10796 100.0 0.922 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+10.0 114 53.46 3254 3291 86322 10843 100.0 0.894 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

Results caused by ± 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba 103 48.60 3085 2959 73267 10071 100.0 0.966 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba 103 48.60 2765 2377 48605 10583 95.8 1.148
 
here is a powder chart , in case you have another powder you want to look at . these would be max powder loads .

Cartridge : 7 mm-08 Rem.
Bullet : .284, 140, Nosler PART SP 16325
Useable Case Capaci: 48.679 grain H2O = 3.161 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.800 inch = 71.12 mm
Barrel Length : 22.0 inch = 558.8 mm

Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders.
Matching Maximum Pressure: 60191 psi, or 415 MPa
or a maximum loading ratio or filling of 105 %
These calculations refer to your specified settings in QuickLOAD 'Cartridge Dimensions' window.
C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested
loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand
that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet
and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations.
USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON !

2 loads produced a Loading Ratio below user-defined minimum of 90%. These powders have been skipped.
Powder type Filling/Loading Ratio Charge Charge Vel. Prop.Burnt P max P muzz B_Time
% Grains Gramm fps % psi psi ms
--------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
ReloadSwiss RS 60 104.2 49.0 3.18 2978 100.0 60191 10618 1.039 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Alliant Reloder-17 103.3 48.6 3.15 2959 99.9 60191 10556 1.043 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Elcho 17 103.3 48.6 3.15 2959 99.9 60191 10556 1.043 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
PB Clermont PCL 511 104.7 50.1 3.24 2911 97.7 60191 10553 1.053 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Hodgdon H414 102.2 48.5 3.14 2902 96.9 60191 10480 1.057 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Winchester 760 102.2 48.5 3.14 2902 96.9 60191 10480 1.057 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Vihtavuori N550 104.6 48.0 3.11 2899 98.9 60191 10358 1.065 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
ReloadSwiss RS 62 105.0 49.4 3.20 2859 98.3 55332 10394 1.098 ! Near Maximum !
Norma 203 old 99.9 45.3 2.94 2858 100.0 60191 9600 1.081 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Bofors RP3 99.9 45.3 2.94 2858 100.0 60191 9600 1.081 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Rottweil R903 102.1 45.3 2.94 2851 99.9 60191 9518 1.082 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Hodgdon H380 99.0 45.4 2.94 2847 98.7 60191 9801 1.075 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Somchem S355 101.9 44.8 2.90 2842 99.8 60191 9499 1.078 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Accurate 4350 105.0 47.1 3.05 2832 98.5 55419 10110 1.112 ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 4064 99.7 43.8 2.84 2830 100.0 60191 8994 1.103 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Accurate 2520 92.5 43.8 2.84 2830 100.0 60191 8994 1.086 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Lovex D073.6 94.7 43.8 2.84 2830 100.0 60191 8994 1.086 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Norma URP 105.0 46.6 3.02 2823 98.3 54856 10055 1.103 ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP19 ~approximation 105.0 46.6 3.02 2822 98.3 54801 10050 1.104 ! Near Maximum !
Ramshot Hunter 105.0 48.7 3.15 2817 96.5 54181 10267 1.103 ! Near Maximum !
SNPE Vectan SP 7 93.4 44.9 2.91 2817 98.6 60191 9441 1.079 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Norma 204 105.0 48.7 3.15 2816 93.7 57065 10075 1.079 ! Near Maximum !
Lovex S065 105.0 46.1 2.99 2814 97.9 59727 9595 1.082 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Accurate 2495 93.9 41.2 2.67 2808 100.0 60191 8632 1.109 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Rottweil R907 103.7 45.7 2.96 2808 96.1 60191 9621 1.076 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Bofors RP7 103.7 45.7 2.96 2808 96.1 60191 9621 1.076 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
IMR 4007 SSC 100.4 45.7 2.96 2807 96.1 60191 9614 1.076 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Lovex S070 105.0 46.6 3.02 2792 96.4 57031 9769 1.103 ! Near Maximum !
Rottweil R901 93.5 39.9 2.58 2782 100.0 60191 8591 1.096 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Bofors RP4 NT ~approximation 105.0 47.8 3.10 2777 95.4 55074 9806 1.107 ! Near Maximum !
Somchem S365 105.0 46.9 3.04 2775 99.7 48942 9884 1.151
ReloadSwiss RS 70 105.0 50.2 3.25 2773 94.2 50363 10610 1.131
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V 105.0 45.6 2.95 2721 99.0 49977 9252 1.146
Raufoss RA4 105.0 47.1 3.05 2717 92.0 51024 9725 1.135
Bofors RP4 ~approximation 105.0 47.1 3.05 2717 92.0 51024 9725 1.135
Alliant Reloder-26 105.0 50.7 3.28 2701 94.6 42884 10931 1.216
ADI AR 2209 105.0 46.9 3.04 2689 91.1 48824 9746 1.153
Alliant Reloder-19 105.0 47.1 3.05 2674 91.1 47330 9770 1.173
Rottweil R904 105.0 46.5 3.01 2668 90.4 50285 9299 1.148
IMR 4831 105.0 45.1 2.92 2666 96.9 46449 9481 1.198
Somchem S361 105.0 50.2 3.25 2665 89.7 52180 9157 1.142 ! Near Maximum !
Winchester Supreme 780 105.0 49.7 3.22 2664 91.3 49339 9391 1.154
Norma MRP 105.0 49.2 3.19 2662 91.2 43071 10433 1.217
Bofors RP14 ~approximation 105.0 47.1 3.05 2646 90.6 46249 9609 1.186
Somchem S385 105.0 47.6 3.09 2631 92.2 45751 9459 1.207
IMR 7828 SSC 105.0 48.4 3.14 2622 86.6 44523 9818 1.201
Hodgdon H4831 SC 105.0 47.6 3.09 2598 87.0 45863 9217 1.192
Vihtavuori N560 105.0 48.1 3.12 2594 85.2 41658 9930 1.240
ADI AR 2213 105.0 47.6 3.09 2592 86.1 43783 9591 1.211
Bofors RP5/NP ~approximation 105.0 47.6 3.09 2583 88.3 40960 9808 1.251
Raufoss RA15 105.0 47.6 3.09 2583 88.3 40960 9808 1.251
Alliant Reloder-22 105.0 47.6 3.09 2583 88.3 40960 9808 1.251
Accurate MAGPRO 105.0 50.1 3.25 2550 82.1 40214 9724 1.264
Ramshot Magnum 105.0 51.3 3.33 2526 87.5 40701 9395 1.255
Alliant Reloder-23 105.0 46.1 2.99 2522 94.7 36986 9507 1.309
Rottweil R905 105.0 46.8 3.03 2513 84.6 39731 9164 1.273
Accurate 3100 105.0 47.1 3.05 2510 91.9 38972 9080 1.305
Bofors RP15 105.0 46.6 3.02 2502 86.2 37604 9436 1.304
Winchester WXR 105.0 46.6 3.02 2502 86.2 37604 9436 1.304
Hodgdon H4831 105.0 45.8 2.97 2481 84.3 40186 8723 1.268
Vihtavuori N160 105.0 45.2 2.93 2465 86.2 40519 8388 1.271
Vihtavuori N165 105.0 46.6 3.02 2461 88.2 38715 8590 1.294
Bofors RP5 NT ~approximation 105.0 48.0 3.11 2460 80.7 39632 8756 1.277
IMR 7828 105.0 45.8 2.97 2449 82.3 36968 9023 1.312
SNPE Vectan SP 12 105.0 50.3 3.26 2448 82.0 37173 9279 1.310
PB Clermont PCL 517 105.0 50.3 3.26 2441 81.7 36982 9249 1.313
Alliant Reloder-25 105.0 46.9 3.04 2427 88.1 34144 9369 1.354
ADI AP 2214 105.0 48.9 3.17 2420 81.3 37831 8782 1.304
Lovex S071 105.0 44.6 2.89 2347 88.4 32052 8450 1.414
Bofors RP30 105.0 47.1 3.05 2310 78.7 30239 8766 1.425
Norma MRP 2 105.0 47.1 3.05 2310 78.7 30239 8766 1.425
ADI AR 2217 105.0 46.6 3.02 2266 76.7 31883 7989 1.402
Hodgdon H1000 105.0 46.6 3.02 2266 76.7 31883 7989 1.402
Vihtavuori N570 105.0 49.7 3.22 2242 67.7 29529 8430 1.457
Hodgdon Retumbo 105.0 47.4 3.07 2183 75.6 27514 8100 1.488
ADI AR 2225 105.0 47.4 3.07 2183 75.6 27514 8100 1.488
Lovex D100 105.0 50.7 3.29 2172 65.6 31105 7071 1.443
Alliant Reloder-33 105.0 51.1 3.31 2154 65.1 27477 7907 1.507
Vihtavuori N170 105.0 46.6 3.02 2150 69.4 27879 7272 1.493
Vihtavuori 24N41 105.0 50.2 3.25 2126 60.6 29348 6977 1.477
ReloadSwiss RS 80 105.0 51.1 3.31 2095 63.0 26230 7538 1.541
ADI AR 2218 105.0 50.2 3.25 2081 57.4 27474 6929 1.516
Norma 217 105.0 46.4 3.01 2066 70.6 23272 7706 1.617
Hodgdon H870 105.0 48.7 3.15 2040 63.4 23887 7244 1.604
Hodgdon 50BMG 105.0 47.8 3.10 1969 53.1 24015 6223 1.609
Bofors 12,7mmRA NC1214 Lot20115087 105.0 49.8 3.23 1962 54.8 21612 6738 1.672
Hodgdon US 869 105.0 50.2 3.25 1955 55.5 23661 6220 1.624
Alliant Reloder-50 105.0 51.0 3.30 1940 57.0 21060 6924 1.685
SNPE Vectan SP 13 105.0 48.1 3.12 1908 58.9 21350 6194 1.693
Accurate 8700 105.0 49.2 3.19 1863 54.6 21343 5708 1.700
PB Clermont PCL 513/520/9520 105.0 48.1 3.12 1854 55.4 20297 5831 1.733
Vihtavuori 20N29 105.0 50.7 3.29 1822 51.7 20018 5684 1.742
NC A3502 ,test only 105.0 46.1 2.99 1757 38.4 20729 4252 1.736
TLP A 502(RH) ,test only 105.0 46.1 2.99 1730 40.8 19146 4424 1.78
 
Have 2 7-08 s in family and have found them very tolerant of numerous powders and bullet weights. Have had good results with Varget, H380 and H4350 with bullet weights from 120 to 162 grains. With a 24" barrel the little ole 7-08 doesn't give up much to the 270 Winchester using 10 grains less powder!
 
Here's all you need to know. The following bulls were killed with Tikka T3s in 7mm-08.


346 yards, one shot
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225 yards, one shot
IMG_3766_zps2tpww811.jpg


68 yards, one shot
IMG_2988_zps35396acc.jpg


I'm not counting the deer and antelope.

The load:
Either 140 AccuBond or Partition, whichever shoots better
47.5 grains Big Game powder (max according to Nosler #7, work up slowly)
Winchester Large Rifle Magnum primer
2.805" OAL

Partition 2870 fps
AccuBond 2850 fps

Thank me later.




P
 
pharmseller":1zzuf89v said:
Here's all you need to know. The following bulls were killed with Tikka T3s in 7mm-08.


346 yards, one shot
image_zpsywwzuuj0.jpeg


225 yards, one shot
IMG_3766_zps2tpww811.jpg


68 yards, one shot
IMG_2988_zps35396acc.jpg


I'm not counting the deer and antelope.

The load:
Either 140 AccuBond or Partition, whichever shoots better
47.5 grains Big Game powder (max according to Nosler #7, work up slowly)
Winchester Large Rifle Magnum primer
2.805" OAL

Partition 2870 fps
AccuBond 2850 fps

Thank me later.




P
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Thanks Pharm!


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Nice performance and results.
Well done Pharm.

JD338
 
Four of the 5 deer in this pic fell to that load. 275 yards to 541 yards.

IMG_0117_zpsy4b7bkqs.jpg



Groups like this. Partitions at 100 yards.

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Accubonds at 200 yards.

7mm08200yards_zps2e815a49.jpg





P
 
Sas874runner":gl179ho5 said:
I am curious has anyone used the ballistic tip hunting bullets for elk? I shoot mainly AccuBond and some Partition but have never ventured into BTs for hunting
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I think the BT is an outstanding bullet for deer. I've shot quite a few deer through the spine with 150 gr BT, totally destroying the bullet.
I would be concerned the BT would not hold up to an elks humerus. The AccuBond will in my limited experience.


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