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I just aquired a Winchester M70 stainless classic in 7mm STW. This caliber is one I have not reloaded for and was wondering if anyone has any pet loads for one of these beast. My 30-06 is my primary go to rifle, but I set on a power line from time to time which often presents a long shots on some nice bucks and was thinking this cartridge would be just the ticket.
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You will love this caliber. It is my all time favorite factory chambering.
This load is above book max, but was safe in 4 Remington Senderos.
81.5 grains IMR7828 with 140 Nosler Accubond. It was running 3400 fps in all rifles with really good accuracy.
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78 gr of IMR 7828 with a 154 Hdy. SP
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78 gr of Reloader 22 with a 150 Barnes TSX in my gun both of these loads will shoot in the same hole. Both seated at 3.600
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I load 80g H1000 w/ 150g TTSX seated .05 off the lands.
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anybody got any thoughts about a 120 ttsx at 3700 fps. was thinking trying it out in my rifle.
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Has anyone used the 162gr Amax from Hornady in the STW?
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what kind of ranges are you taking the deer at?
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I'd love to have a 7 STW, but that seems like overkill for a deer. ...unless it's in the next state over I suppose.
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3 to 4 hundred yards at one picticular stand. Thats how far the cutover is from the stand. Have seen some nice ones threw glass.
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78 gr of IMR 7828 with a 154 Hdy. SP
Or a load of
78 gr of Reloader 22 with a 150 Barnes TSX in my gun both of these loads will shoot in the same hole. Both seated at 3.600
SST or standard sp?
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If it were me I'd use a 140 gr accubond & enough imr 7828 to make it do 3400 across my chronograph. Before a thief relieved me of my STW I ran a 140 gr partition at 3400 on deer. Today I'd pick the accubond. No need for anything heavier than a 140 accubond, I never understood the logic of taking a fast round then slowing it down with a heavy bullet on something like deer, the tough 140's will shoot through them anyways, no need for extra penetration.
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My thoughts as well. What about the plain old Nosler BT? Any experance with those. I am asking because accubonds and scarce on the shelf around here anr BT's are everywhere. Deer in my area are small anyway 100 - 150lbs on the hoof.
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This is all of a sample of one, but I shot a small coyote (maybe 15 lbs) front on at 362 steps with my STW. 140 gr BT at a chrono'd 3300 fps and it didn't exit. I would have thought that bullet would have exited such a small critter at the velocity it was probably going (about 2600 fps on a ballistics calculator). That soured me on that particular bullet and I have since switched to the 150 gr BT which has a reputation for being a tougher bullet. It has exited shoulder shot deer at much closer yardages with much higher velocity.
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78 gr of IMR 7828 with a 154 Hdy. SP
Or a load of
78 gr of Reloader 22 with a 150 Barnes TSX in my gun both of these loads will shoot in the same hole. Both seated at 3.600
SST or standard sp? Sorry I'm so late, standard SP. They are hell on deer and hogs at any range you hit em at....
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I use a 7 Mashburn Super a lot, my main load for all that moves is a 150 NBT along with 7828.
Accurate as heck and very decisive on critters!
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My thoughts as well. What about the plain old Nosler BT? Any experance with those. I am asking because accubonds and scarce on the shelf around here anr BT's are everywhere. Deer in my area are small anyway 100 - 150lbs on the hoof. The NBT may be a bit too explosive at those speeds. I'd check around and see what others are experiencing. When you're cranking one that fast, bullets can act differently than in calibers that don't push them so hard. And, I'm a NBT fan, liking them because they're so accurate and have good B.C.'s. IMHO, DF
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Has anyone used the 162gr Amax from Hornady in the STW? Yep, I shoot the 162 Amax. IMR 7828 (over book max), 3240fps, sub 1" at 200 yrds. In the categories of accuracy/cost/BC, I think it is an outstanding bullet. Performance on game, in my experience, is decisive. The bullet is pretty fragile and dumps alot of energy quickly. I don't hesitate to use it on deer, but if you worry about meat damage, you may want to keep it off the shoulder.
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Just got my order from Midway. I have loaded some 150 BT's with IMR7828 76.5 grs. Book states 3250 fps for this load. Going to the range on Sunday to try them out. Have some 140 accubonds on the way to try. Will post results when I have them.
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I was getting exactly 3222fps with 150g SSII & 76.5g imr7828sc. I was able to add a lot more coal to to the fire.
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I load Rel 22 and the Nosler 140 gr Accubond in his WBY 7MM STW
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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