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Well, I'm not thinking about selling this rifle anymore. Just ran some 160gr. Partitions over the chrono and things looked great. Still able to get 3,030 fps with them and no pressure signs. The rifle feels much better to boot. The 7mm rem mag is a sweet heart to shoot as well. I think I'm going to keep the old girl..

Really good call. Nice rifle.

BSA, what was your load on the 160 NP?

Just ran some over the chrono. Wind was so bad that it blew my target stand over and the chrono was blown over once so I decided not to shoot targets. I wanted to see what my velocities would be as compared to before. Here are the numbers. Sorry I don't have any targets to share:

Before:

2-12-12
38 deg. F
70gr. RL 25
162 A-max

2,965 fps average velocity



Today:
Same load average velocity was 2,975 fps. It was 57 deg F today and I'm sure I was using a different lot# on the powder. I was actually surprised my average velocity was more today than before.

Here's how the 160gr. Partitions performed:

69gr. RL 25 @ 2,946 FPS

69.5gr. RL 25 @ 2,998 FPS

70gr. RL 25 @ 3,013 FPS

70.5gr. RL 25 @ 3,030 FPS

Didn't have any error readings on the chrono today, which actually surprised me. I also don't have any before speeds for the 160gr. Nosler partitions. Speeds look promising as I said in my earlier post. I'll shoot these loads to see which one is the most accurate the next time out. Honestly, there was no way to shoot targets today as my target stand and the wind were not cooperating!!!!!

70.0 RL 25 worked well in my 7 Mag as well.

I like the stuff. Seems to work great for the Hornady A-max and 162gr. BTSP. This rifle is a dang tack driver with the 162 btsp, I'm hoping it shoots the 160gr. Nosler partition reasonably well. I'll be stoked if the most accurate load is the 70.5gr. charge

When I was testing the 162 A-max a couple years ago, it seemed to shoot well at top speeds. I can't remember if I already posted this picture, but here it is again if I did:



It also shot very well with RL 22, but I couldn't get the speeds I was looking for. It seemed like the book loads were very anemic!!!!

That'll work!

My Rifles, Inc. 7 Mag loves 68.0 7828 SSC with the 160 Accubond.

I'm waiting for my smith to finish bedding a Classic Stainless into an Edge I picked up.

I have loads all set to go with both the 160 NP and 162 AMax with RL 22 and RL 25.

I've been wanting to try some good ol 7828, but I can't find it here locally. Is your classic barrel still 26" long? I'm actually amazed that it appears I didn't lose much if any by cutting this one down to 24". It is, however, noticeably handier. I'm used to 24" and 22" barreled rifles though. If you don't mind, could you post some pics of your rifle in the edge stock when you get it back from the smith.

My barrel is 24".

69.0 7828SSC shoots the 150 NBT into tiny groups as well.

I will be happy to post pics.

Thanks my friend.

Nice result, BSA. Better handling rifle with no real velocity loss sounds like a win win.

Eric

I know it sounds unbelievable. My smith even told me it would probably loose 80-100 fps. I'm really not seeing it though..

You know the chronograph supposed to be 12-16 feet from the muzzle not 1 foot

Ha ha...I always set it up at 15 feet away.. I think I'm going to try it again today...I want to shoot some targets!!

Just bought a different scope for the old girl. She'll be looking a little bit different by the end of the week... Shot pretty good today too, but it looks like the 69.5gr. load is the one it likes the most. I shot the A-max again just to see if the accuracy was still there with that load and it landed right around the moa mark so that's looking good. Next weekend, I may run the charge wt up a bit (I know it's over book max by a small amount) to see if I can find another accuracy node. If not, it looks like I'll be running the 160gr. Nosler partition at around 3,000 fps with this powder...Good enough for any buck or elk around here I guess

I did a lot of shooting today. I had to make sure my 300 wsm was still shooting well after the McMillan swap and bedding job:


I also shot the pre 64 model 70 30-06 fwt and it was the king of the hill for best accuracy today:


I really like how this one is set up. Seems to be liking it's new Micky stock too

160 accubonds

When I see some seconds on SPS, I'll pick some up and give them a try..

Stop being cheap

Ha ha. Yes, I am. You know anyone willing to sell some 7mm powerpoints real cheap?? ..I bought 750 30 cal 180gr. powerpoints from crod 1972 for $35.00/250 and I'm loving those in my 06. Even killed a buck with them last weekend..

Not unbelievable...

24" is the way to go for a carry weight 7 RM. Not a bit surprised to see in excess of 3000 fps with the 160 from a 24" barrel,and RL25 is a good choice in a 7 RM with bullets 150 gr and over. For that application it has replaced RL22 for me.

BSA you are on the right track!