I tried a few powders in my model 7, 7-08 trying to find velocity and accuracy with 120's, 130's and 139's, at the same time. Surprisingly, I found acceptable velocity and decent accuracy with H4895. It performed better for me than H4359, IMR 4064, Varget, AA2230C (I had it on hand already, so gave it a whirl), and H414. One other powder did give great velocities, but accuracy was not there. That powder was MR 2000.

It got even better when I tried Big Game. I hot my target velocity with a grain less than maximum with a 120BT and accuracy runs around ¾" for 3 at 100. Accuracy improved when I seated a bit deeper, (due to magazine length restrictions). I believe that I'm seating about .030" off the lands.


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