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I am still working on fifty rounds I loaded in 2002 with 130 gr Barnes XBT and 78 gr H4831. They shoot alright and would make a decent deer bullet at 3350 fps, but that application is covered with my 264 win mag. My notes say that 80 gr of H4831 will push the 130 X to about 3500 fps.

86 gr of H1000 will push the Nosler 150 gr BT to 3400 fps in my Ruger #1.

I used several powders with the 160 gr Sierra spitzer boat tail and the Hornady 162 gr BTSP, including H870, H1000, RL25, H4831.

Best results were obtained with 84 gr of H1000 and a CCI 250 primer in combination with either the Sierra 160 or Hornady 162 gr bullet. My Ruger simply does not care which bullet is in the case. It prints to the same point and shoots sub moa with either one at 3200 fps.


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Reviving this old 7 STW load thread...

My favorite load for my Sako 75 in 7mm STW is,

Fed Brass, WLRM primers
79grs Re-22
140gr Barnes TSX, bullet seated 0.020" from the lands.
3396fps over my chrono, SD of 9 fps.

I worked up to this load and it is safe in my rifle. I'd recommend you do the same.

I've taken a Mt. Reedbuck, White Blesbok, Fallow Deer & a Springbok with this load. Performance has been stellar. From mostly DRT, to took a few steps and keeled over.

The White Blesbok was shot at almost 300 yds in a 25mph crosswind, with no compensation and the impact point was exactly what my last scope sight picture was. He took one step and dropped dead.

Typical 3 shot accuracy... well below 0.5moa
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I’ve been loading a Sako STW for some time. With 7828 and Remington cases, it was easy to get to 3400 with 160 AB without signs of pressure. When I had to start using Nosler brass (my Remington brass was lost in a move), accuracy suffered and I saw the first signs of pressure at several grains less powder). I’ve since switched to RL26 and it’s shooting well under moa. Recoil is more of a push than a crack. Velocity remains >3350. I went with 160s originally so the rifle could be used as a back up for elk (I’m a 340wby fan). Performance on deer has been stellar in the 3-400 yd range. It’s performance on elk (while more than satisfactory)has reaffirmed my respect for larger caliber bullets at mag velocities.

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Wow, Deja Vue.

I am still sitting on those twenty rounds of 130 xbt in STW. Have not seen a use for them yet. But since my previous post in this thread, I have killed a couple nice, not huge, but nice bulls with the Ruger #1 in STW and 162 Hornady btsp at 3200 fps mv. Both bulls ranged at 375 to 400 yds. I was very satisfied.

But I have since aquired a couple hundred 160 gr AB and they group very well with the same charge of H1000. If I get the chance to put crosshairs on another bull, it will be the AB.


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I load 140 Accubonds in my 7mm ultra mag, they would be good in your STW

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If I am going to shoot 140s, it wiIl be from the 264 and for deer. I have found the 160 to be the perfect balance of power, recoil, accuracy, BC, and knock down for big game at the ranges I shoot game.


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