What I find interesting is 140 gr. bullet out of the 7-08 at 2,976 fps without a compressed load and below 60K psi. (59,300 psi).
That's pushing near 3K speed with a 140 out of a 7-08.
I'm using 48.8 gr. RL-17 to push a 140 Hunting VLD out of my 6.5-284 at 3K fps. I know the larger 7mm bore will shoot the same wt. bullet faster due to greater total surface area on the bullet for greater net energy at the same psi. But the 284 case has near '06 powder capacity vs. the 7-08 with .308 powder capacity.
I'm currently shooting 140 gr. Hunting VLD's out of my 7-08 with BG, just not at 3K. Now if this new stuff shoots as accurate as BG....
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