7mm Hornady A-Max 162 gr.

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I recently bought a 7mm.
From talking to others whom are reloading for the 7mm these bullets are the way to go.
Well I started calling around Edmonton yesterday, Nothing!!!
Someone whom I talked to at P & D said very nicely I might add, that they may come in anytime between next week and next fall!!!
I am quit spoiled in Edmonton, if you can't find something at WSS, than P & D has it for sure!!! Not this time.
So I expanded my search to Calgary, Nothing!!
So I called Cabelas in the US, they don't have any either. Cabelas hopes to receive an order next week, they hope!!!
Of course Cabelas in the states will not ship bullets to Canada, and the gentleman I spoke to at SIR had no idea what I was asking for.
Some help please.
wcmd
 
this might be a long shot, but try canadian tire in kenora, ON
the last time I was there I picked up some a-maxs for the 300 and they had lots of hornady bullets in stock
 
Hello, I bought a few boxes in WSS in Calgary in January. You said that they didn't have any when you checked, but they get stock in frequently, they may have some by now. They are the best shooting bullet in the rifle I am shooting them in. Good luck, Eric
 
I've found these at Higginsons Powders as mentioned above. Should be no problem there.

My experience of them is that the little plastic-of-sorts tips on the projectiles seemed to vary in size considerably, affecting the overall length of the projectile . This variability made producing a repeatable final product challenging. Generally it was challenging to know whether or not I was using the same seating depth...after seating the overall length of the round always varied by the difference in the plastic tip.

I ended up measuring out the whole box and matching them up in groups based on projectile overall length and loading them together. I don't remember how much they varied overall, but this way I was able to confirm that the 3 to 5 rounds would be very similar.

I know that the seating depth can be matched by simply leaving the die alone once it is set, but I prefer to be able to verify the consistency in my overall length when I'm finished.

As well, variability of the overall length of the projectile approaching 1 mm on a 1.4" projectile could have a real affect on aerodynamic drag.

I don't know what other's experiences are with these.

I'm thinking of tracking down 7 mm Sierra Matchkings in 175grs. for next time.
 
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"...I recently bought a..." 7mm what? Mauser? Rem Mag?
"...Cabelas in the US..." They can't export components without the U.S. permit anyway.
"...try Canadian Tire in kenora..." Few, if any, Crappy Tire stores carry components. Ammo, yes, but not just bullets.
Go here. Add the W's. .hornady.com/story.php?s=349
 
Sorry to hear that someone at SIR didnot know what you were talking about.Try calling them back,Cat. # 721272,they have two in stock,saw them myself yesterday.One of our local Fclass top shooters uses these in his 7mm mag,they also kill deer real good.
 
sunray it was just a suggestion

if you have ever been to the canadian tire in kenora you would know that they stock more bullets than alot of gun stores I have been to, as well as ammunition, powder, dies, reloading equipment, high end scopes, and hundreds of rifles, really good stock of tikkas, rugers, remingtons, winchesters, weatherbys, and lots of used guns, I even saw some blasers, hs precision, and nice double rifles.
I know what the average canadian tire has but this one is a cut above
 
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7mm 162 gr Amax

Bret04:
As mentioned above, your seating die pushes down on the ogive, not the plastic tip so the distance to lands should be consistant. If you use a stoney point bullet comparator it will show the consistency since it measures OAL on the ogive near the body.
The only reason your OAL at ogive would vary would be if you have diferent neck tension across your brass (diferent lots or fired a diferent ammount of times) or a compressed powder charge which would give diferent amounts of back pressure on your bullets as you seat them in the cases.
I mark each brass lot by "times fired" and don't mix brass lots.
I use the 20 and/or 50rd plastic (MTM) containers for that purpose.
Good shooting. Serge
 
sunray said:
"...I recently bought a..." 7mm what? Mauser? Rem Mag?
"...Cabelas in the US..." They can't export components without the U.S. permit anyway.
"...try Canadian Tire in kenora..." Few, if any, Crappy Tire stores carry components. Ammo, yes, but not just bullets.
Go here. Add the W's. .hornady.com/story.php?s=349
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The gun shop in the Can Tire in Kenora is NOT to be confused with the majority of other Can Tire stores. The guy that runs the gunshop there is top notch and they have some VERY high quality guns and components there. Sako, Tikka, Benelli, CZ, HK. I believe the guys name is Fred, super nice guy always willing to help out. It would be worth checking out because there is a good chance he may have the 7mm A-Max.:)
 
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