Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Best powder for 120-140 grain bullets 7mm-08

What powder does well with both bullet weights?
Have looked through many reloading manuals R17 looks good

Any others to try?

Varget

Varget, RL15, Big Game, IMR 4895

I'd pick W760 for both weights or.......

120gn = Varget & H4895
130gn = W760
140gn = H4350

I'm using 130 grain with IMR 4064 and 140 grain with H414.

Rl-17, Big Game, or H4350...

Varget or H414(Win760). H4350 should be about the same as H414 but I've never used it in the 7mm08 but have in the 243.

I use IMR 4350 with 140s in my son's with a 22 inch barrel and H4350 in mine with 130's and a 24 inch barrel.

I've used 29-40 grains of H4895 with 120-139 gr bullets and have not had a group over 7/8" in my daughter's model 7. Speeds were close to Hogden estimates. I'm done looking for anything else for this rifle.

You've got the know winners already. I'm going to get going on RL-16 in mine when life slows down here in a few weeks. If accuracy is as good as the listed velocities, it'll be a winner.

I've used a lot of Big Game for those weight bullets but lately I've been using IMR 4166 which seems to have potential.

Try CFE-223. It works great and gives great velocity

First choice for 120 is Big Game




First choice for 140 is Big Game





Same load, different rifle








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HEY Pharmseller.....can you post the load for the 140grain bullets
that grouped sooooo nicely on those targets...? oh..and what brand bullet are those 140's...??? Barnes...Nosler...etc..??

Thanks...
Pete

don't overlook H-380 especially for 120gr bullets.

I started with H-414 until I found Varget (for 140 Sierra PH's). Sub-MOA now.

My impression from all this is that like the .308, there are a pile of powders that will deliver accuracy and velocity in this case.

47.5 grains Big Game, 140 Partition, WLRM, Remington brass, 2.805"

Top rifle was a Superlite, bottom was a straight T3 Lite SS.

Used the Lite SS this year to kill a mulie buck at 541 yards. The bullet destroyed both lungs and exited. Recovery distance was about a foot and a half.



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Thank You, Pharmsellar...!!!!!!

Be careful what you wish for, I'm one of the biggest 7mm-08 fans at the campfire.


Same load, this bull at 346 yards




This bull at 68 yards, not much of a test



Both bucks. Good forkies, both taken at over 540 yards





This buck at 150 or so



Swap the Partition out for an Accubond, all else equal, you get this at 225 yards




Nothing shot more than once.




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