Reloading 7mm Remington Mag

[KPH]

Buy 2 or 3 reloading manuals , they are a must have...Hornady, Sierra, etc

This is most important. Do not and I mean do not take loads from people on the internet without checking them with a good published load manual. Have a friend who loads that you can call up and ask questions and you will have them. Like he said get the manuals before you even buy your first powder.

 

[UpperTully]

Tried them out yet?

Not yet, still waiting on a couple components and manuals to come. Working almost 3 weeks strait doesnt help any either

 

[Deer Assassin]

if your not loading for a bunch of cartridges dont wast money on mutiple manuals


get a load book

1 book 1 caliber all of the bullet mfg load data and all of the powder mfg load data in one book for like 7 bucks

http://www.loadbooks.com/

you can buy from cableas or midways usa or loadbooks direct

 

[UpperTully]

Right now im loading for 7mag, ill eventually load 30-30 and 30-06. I actually picked up 2 of those books for the 7mag and 30-30. Im just waiting on Larry Potterfield LOL

 

[UpperTully]

I switched to the Nosler ballistic tips and it has been bang/thud. NO Tracking. I did have a big bruiser drop in his tracks, jump up and take about 10 steps before nose diving into the dirt.

FDXX75

Good information to know since I picked up some 140grn Nosler Ballistic Tips to start with.

 

[megalomaniac]

Get a chrono... you may be pushing 3250 with the 140BT outta 26"bbl... if you are, be careful about low shoulder shots under 150 yards... They absolutely explode. High shoulder will be bang-flops, DRT, but I've seen a couple softball sized entrance holes and damage only to nearside lung with low shoulder shots and those bullets at very high velocities.

 

[UpperTully]

A chrono is for sure on the list of things to get. Thanks for the heads up

 

[Deer Assassin]

Get a chrono... you may be pushing 3250 with the 140BT outta 26"bbl... if you are, be careful about low shoulder shots under 150 yards... They absolutely explode. High shoulder will be bang-flops, DRT, but I've seen a couple softball sized entrance holes and damage only to nearside lung with low shoulder shots and those bullets at very high velocities.

i agree


the best NBT in 7mm is the 120 it will hold together

it has a thicker jacket than all the others nbt

 

[Rubberduck270]

DA is correct, not all Ballistic Tips are created equally. From left to right:7mm 120gr BT, 7mm 150gr BT, 7mm 140gr Accubond, .308 168gr BT, .308 180gr BT

If it's not a thicker, tapered jacket model of a Ballistic tip, I won' use them on deer.

 

[UpperTully]

Wow that makes me wonder what my 140's look like

 

[Tennessee Lead]

if your not loading for a bunch of cartridges dont wast money on mutiple manuals


get a load book

1 book 1 caliber all of the bullet mfg load data and all of the powder mfg load data in one book for like 7 bucks

http://www.loadbooks.com/

you can buy from cableas or midways usa or loadbooks direct

Great info DA thank you! I hope to ease into reloading soon. That helps a ton.


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[DaveB]

One pound of powder is 7000 grains. If you are loading a 50 grain powder load, that would be 140 bullets from a pound canister assuming zero spill which is kind of difficult.

 

[megalomaniac]

The thin jacketed BT's are just fine on deer. You just have to realize that you cannot hit bone with impact velocities over 2900 fps or so. Under that impact velocity, I firmly believe they are the best hunting bullet made for whitetail- period. And they will still perform flawlessly at 1800 fps impact velocity... much better wound channels and penetration/ passthroughs than most bullets that cost 2x or 3x as much at the lower end of the impact velocity range.

You just have to decide realistically at what range you will be shooting deer. If it is going to be strictly a medium range rifle (250-500 yards or so), you cannot go wrong with the 140 or 150 BT's. If it is going to be an all around rifle with some hunting in the woods, go with the accubonds. I've had them hold together even at 3350 fps impact velocities outta my 7 WSM close range. Or you can even load both if you want- 140bt's and 140ab's... they shoot the exact same POI in both my 7mm rifles.

 

[7mminatree]

The thin jacketed BT's are just fine on deer. You just have to realize that you cannot hit bone with impact velocities over 2900 fps or so. Under that impact velocity, I firmly believe they are the best hunting bullet made for whitetail- period. And they will still perform flawlessly at 1800 fps impact velocity... much better wound channels and penetration/ passthroughs than most bullets that cost 2x or 3x as much at the lower end of the impact velocity range.

You just have to decide realistically at what range you will be shooting deer. If it is going to be strictly a medium range rifle (250-500 yards or so), you cannot go wrong with the 140 or 150 BT's. If it is going to be an all around rifle with some hunting in the woods, go with the accubonds. I've had them hold together even at 3350 fps impact velocities outta my 7 WSM close range. Or you can even load both if you want- 140bt's and 140ab's... they shoot the exact same POI in both my 7mm rifles.

I agree with this, I really like the 150 gr. BT's in the 7mag pushing just under 3000 fps with a charge of IMR 4831. I've killed better than 40 whitetails with that load and never had a blow-up and it's super accurate. But for last few years the 160 Accubond with IMR 7828 has been the bomb. Not only on whitetails but Grizzly, Moose and Caribou. It just hammers everything.

 

[280longshot]

Now all I want is a 120 gr accubond. I like the 120 nbt but prefer a accubond .

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I have loaded for my three 7 mm mags for twenty years. My favorite deer killing combo is 162 grain Hornady Interlock over 66 grains of H4831. Very accurate and is lights out on deer.

 

[mr.big]

Thanks for the info guys. How many loads can I expect for a pound of powder?

7000 grs per pound,, 70 grs per round 100 rounds per pound,,,,