Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Good Rem 7-08 loads

I recently put together a Howa Mountain rifle with the lightweight barrel and bansner stock. Also had it bedded and factory trigger tuned and set to 2.5 bls.

I tried several different loads using 120 NBT, 140 NAB, and 150 BTs with Varget and RL17. Everything was around 1-1.5", although these were the first rounds down the barrel.

Then I found some Big Game and decided to try Pharmseller's load. 140g NAB, 47.5g Big Game, Win LR Mag primer, at 2.800" and the first load shot like this. 2,820 FPS in a 20" barrel. No more load development needed.