I use Varget with the 162 A-Max. I still have about 700 of them. It’s running 2612 with 39.5 grains from a 22” barrel. I’ve had it as high as 41 grains with no pressure signs but accuracy was falling off after 40.
This is the third barrel I’ve ran that combination in and they’ve all three been between 39.5 and 39.8 for the most accurate load.
The ELD series replaced the A-Max. I don’t know how similar they are in actual use. I’ll run out sometime this fall and find out.
In my opinion the 180 is too big for the 7-08 case unless you have a 26”+ barrel.
