What about Winchester supreme 780? (30-06, 7mm 300 WM)

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Alright, another question for you guys,
Sorry about that I know I ask many but I'm new to this and trying to learn alot in time for hunting season :p

What do you guys think of that powder ?

I will be reloading for 3006, 300 winchester mag and 7mm rem mag, I was trying to find a common powder for these and the supreme 780 seemed to be the most efficient one according to Hodgdon

Would you recommand it ?

Thanks again
 
Also, Could any one recommand a good bullet for moose hunting (180gr for 30-06 and 300 and.. 7mm no clue :p)


With that I'll be set to go to the store lol

Thanks
 
Barnes TSX, Nosler Partitions, Accubonds, all these bullets will work fine the bore diameters mentioned for big game. 180 for the 30-06, 180 or 200 for the 300, 160 for the 7mm. 780 is a good powder, but it may not be the most accurate in all your rifles. All you can do is try it and see. - dan
 
Tak said:
Alright, another question for you guys,
Sorry about that I know I ask many but I'm new to this and trying to learn alot in time for hunting season :p

What do you guys think of that powder ?

I will be reloading for 3006, 300 winchester mag and 7mm rem mag, I was trying to find a common powder for these and the supreme 780 seemed to be the most efficient one according to Hodgdon

Would you recommand it ?

Thanks again
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You are unlikely to achieve the optimum velocity for your cartidges by using the same powder. What will provide the best velocity for your .300 will mean reduced velocity for your .30-06. You could probably get by with one powder for your .300 and your 7mm, with another for your .30-06.
Bullets will also depend on the cartridge. Your .30-06 will work fine with any of the standard 180 bullets from Hornady, Sierra and Speer. Your .300 will not, and you should consider a 180 grain Nosler Partition, or some of the other premium bullets mentioned.
A premium bullet for your 7mm would also be a wise idea.
 
I've gotten good accuracy with it in 7mm rem mag with 140gr ballistic tips, 300wsm with 175gr bergers. Next going to try it in 243 with 100 gr gamekings. Flows very nice out of the powder measure.
 
Well since my newly acquired (nice ! :p ) Lymans book doesn't list supreme 780, I also thought about going with imr 4350. it's listed as the best one for the 3006 I think and the difference between it and the best powder for 300 WM and 7MM rem mag seems negligible, about 10 to 30 fps on max load.

That's obviously with the bullets I was planing on using.

But then again, it was the same thing with 780. Not sure what I should do there. I ordered a bunch of 4350 and in the end, I might end up buying both.

We'll see :p
 
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Will two 180 gr. boat tail bullets from different companies require similar loads ? Lymans seems to recommand accubond as a good boat tail bullet, but in the listings in the book, it only lists sierra #2220 hollow point boat tail. I would like to go with the Nosler but I don't know if the loads are compatible. Also the accubond is a spitzer... not hollow point.

Oh and BTW I plan on shooting mostly from 100-300 yds but sometimes, in the cut lines it can get farther than that.
 
As I understand it, you have to be careful when switching around many of the new premium bullets. At one time, when most bullets were standard cup and core, there was little difference between brands with respect to pressure. With the new ones, such as the Accubond you mentioned, I believe you have to be much more careful and use specific load data for those bullets, to start. You cannot casually switch around bullet types.
 
I don't know if it's just 'cause their cheap on giving info, but on the nosler website, for instance, the load data doesn't make a difference between all their premium bullets, be it flat tail, boat tail, hollow point or spitzer.

That seems a bit odd to me...
 
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