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Mart, I have the same rifle, that is, if yours has an 18 1/2" barrel too, and my friend has one too, both of ours love this load, I usually load the v-max but he loads nosler bt too and the point of impact at 100yrds is the same. I think the noslers are a little tougher jacket. Both of our rifle barrels are floated and the recoil lugs bedded, and the trigger on mine is 1lb 9oz. A good trigger on these light short little rifles is a must, for me to be able to shoot them well. Before I floated and bedded it the same load shoot terrible, close to 2". The model 7s will shoot but I usually float and bed them.