7mm08 + 120gr VMAX

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I have the nosler book which gives various recipes for the 120 gr and the 7mm08, and 7mm Mag.

Do you know of any recipes specifically for the 120gr VMAX in the 7mm08 or the 7mm Mag?

I googled it but I didnt come up with much.:bangHead: :bangHead:

Any links or info would be greatly appreciated.:popCorn:

PB
 
In 7mm Remington Magnum, I always liked 69 grains of IMR 4831 with a 120-grain Hornady bullet. I never tried the VMAX, but I tried the 120-grain Spirepoint. I'd expect the reloading data would be the same.
 
So, I did some experimenting. I used 42grains of Varget and 42.5grains of varget as well.

It seems that the 42 grains group tighter.


No matter what I do, I always have a flyer out of my Stevens. Its usually the first one down the tube, then the rest make the tighter groups. Oh well, I can live with it.

So, I think this is going to be a sweet gopher round. Im not sure how many FPS they are cruising at when leaving the barrel, but my guess is around
2800-2900 FPS.

Blackdog is loading up some in the 7mag tonight. Should be interesting to see how they group.:rockOn:

I will post my pics tonight about this afternoons session.:)
 
I use 100gr HP's and 44gr of Varget for around 3100fps for my varmint loads... only cause I can't find a reliable source of the VMAX bullets.

The HP's aren't very explosive, they tend to mushroom before they 'splode
 
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The reason for the left/right groups is that I was adjusting the scope. The groups look decent enough though.
 
Powderburner, the Hornady manual is the best place to look. You could also go to the Hornady website.

#22810 120 grn V-MAX - taken from the Hornady manual

H4895 32.8 gr -2500fps 41.8 gr - 3000fps max
IMR 4064 32.1 gr - 2500fps 42.2 gr - 3000fps max
Varget 34.7 gr - 2500fps 43.7 gr - 3000fps max
RL-15 36.3 gr - 2500fps 43.7 gr - 3000fps max
Win760 39.5 gr - 2500fps 49.7 gr - 3000fps max

bearhunter
 
I had that problematic flyer in a free floated barrel, turned out to be that the barrel was actually touching in one spot and the heat caused it to move. with the stable warm temperature the group was quite tight but I had to fire one in the sand to warm the barrel. was cured with a piece of sandpaper but took a while to find. Had the same problem on a rifle that was action bedded and pressure bedded. the first shot actually moved the action in the stock then the rifle would settle in. fixed that one by retourquing the action screws that had worked in and loosened after a few rounds. Now I just convince myself that I caused the flyers because both rifles had work up loads developed in a varmint rest so I could take me shooting out of the group size and load developement. hope this helps some.
 
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