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How to develop a load for your new-to-you Tikka 7mm Remington Magnum:

1. Seat Winchester Large Rifle Magnum primers in some brass

2. Pour in a bunch of MagPro (72 grains)

3. Seat some 160 grain Nosler Accubonds at SAAMI spec 3.290"

4. Go to the range and put up some targets at 100 yards.

5. Eyeball a paper plate through the barrel at the 50 yard berm and center the crosshairs

6. Fire one factory load and hit the little adhesive circle you put on the paper plate

7. Aim at the 100 yard target

8. Shoot three Accubond loads

9. Done




Chrono'ed at 2997 with an ES of 12. Call it 3K. Measures 0.562".

And yes, I shot another group to confirm, but it opened way up to 0.704" so I didn't take a picture out of shame.



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