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Anyone out there use or know anything about this cartridge? Looking for reloading data and brass forming ideas.
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6.5x47 Lapua? 222 Remington Mag? Something else?
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Sorry some of the brass was formed from 222 Mag and some from 204 Ruger.
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Gotcha.
Not familiar with it at all, I do have a 6x47mm (222RM necked to 6mm).
Just guessing here, but I would think 7mm TCU loads would get you in the ballpark.
Since 222RM and a 223Ackley are damn near the same in case capacity, so would I think a 7x47mm and a 7mm TCU (think 223 necked to 7mm with an Ackley shoulder)
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Thanks for the insight.
The gun is an XP 100 and comes with dies and 100 pieces of brass. I was hoping that brass could be made from 6x47 brass by just running it through the 7x47 sizing die. I was thinking it might make a fun long range crow and chuck thumper.
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Hodgdon's # 26 Manual has a entire section on IHMSA load data and includes the 7 TCU starting on page 543.....
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It should thrive on 100-120s. Hornady 100 flies accurate, as the 120 SP/HP, though I'd pick a 120 Vmax for an all around varmint bullet myself. Shot a Super 14" TCU long ago, and a 10" a good bit. 2400+ should be in reach for mv. Try AA 2015BR if still found, and H335.
120 Ballistic Tip or old Solid Base is 200-250 yd deer capable
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7mm Raptor by Gary Reeder For best neck length use 223 Basic brass to form Seems the last two Raptors (7mm & 30)released by Reeder had a short neck Load data available from Reeder Think of it as a 7 TCU+P
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I owned an XP-100 in 7X47 for a number of years.
I used 222 Rem Mag brass, necked up, trimmed and then fire-formed. After that I was able to neck size with a 7TCU die and shoot. I was getting 10-12 firings before getting neck splits. If you anneal, you can get a lot more.
As for load data, start with mid-range 7TCU loads and work up from there.
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