7 mm Rem Mag Recipe

[Basher81]

Hey guys I am looking for load data for 7 mm Rem mag using 150 grain Nosler spritzer balastic tips using Varget. I can't find anything on Hodgdon's site.

Basher

 

[Tyson69]

I would be looking at a slower burning powder! Anything with burn rate of 4350 and slower.

 

[FLSTFO2]

Hodgdon doesn't show a load for varget because it won't work.
H4831 or IMR 4831 around 65g.

 

[Biggunners]

Slow down and Slow burning powder, go for IMR4831/4350 /H4831/H1000 - Biggs

 

[Basher81]

Hodgdon doesn't show a load for varget because it won't work.
H4831 or IMR 4831 around 65g.

OK. Point taken I was at Bass Pro getting some other stuff and was just checking on my phone, I will do some more investigating into powders this evening and go out and get a new can tomorrow.

Thanks for all your responses

Basher

 

[HIGHRPM]

On everything I have read, the larger magnums love the slowest powders out there. Varget just doesn't seem to cut it.

 

[dan belisle]

I prefer RL22 and 160's in mine. - dan

 

[jacky]

I have tried quite a few powders in my 7mm and IMR4350 works best for my gun.

 

[dozernomore]

I did some load development on my buddies savage model 116 7mm rem mag,,
24'' 1- 9 1/2 twist
hornady 162gr btsp
60.1gr imr 4831
sorry but I forget the brass and primers

 

[sureshot66]

Checked my loaddata.com account for what you want-nothing. Like the guys said, better be changing to a different powder.

 

[shorttrac]

I have had very good luck with Hybrid 100V and IMR 7828 with 145 speers at the 3200 fps range.

 

[Basher81]

Thanks to everyone for your words of wisdom.

I was thinking about using H4831 due to the fact that I could use this powder for my .303 Has anyone used the H4831 for .303? How does it perform?

Basher

 

[rojogrande]

IMR4831, RL-22, H4831, and IMR7828 would all be good choices in the 7mm Reminton Magnum cartridge....If you can find it, Norma MRP is another good powder as well....

rojogrande

 

[fletcher]

RL 19 140gr nosler B.T. again in the 65gr. zone

 

[Gatehouse]

H4831 is a bit too slow for the 303 British it seems. It will work, but you won't get the best velocities.

 

[p-17]

I think you should realistically count on different powders for the .303 and the 7mm Remington Magnum. As others have said, the slow burners are best in the 7mm Remington Magnum, with IMR 4831 and 7828 and H4831 and 1000 and Reloder 19, 22 and 25 being some of the most classic choices. In the .303, you want the medium speed powders. IMR 3031, 4895, 4064 and 4320 are classic choices (with my nod going to IMR 4320). Varget is also in that ballpark, as is H4895, H380, Reloder 15 and Vihtavuori N140, N150, N540 and N550.

FYI, if it were me, given the parameters you have set down, I would choose IMR 7828 and IMR 4320 and consider myself done. There are other pairs that would do an equally good (if not better) job, but those two will almost certainly give you everything you are looking for.

 

[mbogo3]

H4831 is a bit too slow for the 303 British it seems. It will work, but you won't get the best velocities.

It is good with the 215gr though........Harold