Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 7mm08 A-Bolt

Anyone have pet loads for the 7/08 A-Bolt?

No load is specific to a rifle brand, but if your just looking for 7-08 loads the 120NBT over some Varget or R15 is a good place to start.

Slim , I have an Abolt in 7mm-08 and have found that H4350 , W760 and Varget all work well with 139, 140, and 150 grain bullets . 48 grns H4350 does well with 140 ptns , 140 sierra game kings and 150 sierra game kings . Have sort of settled on the 150 Game kings . I have found that i get good accuracy with them and muzzle velocity of around 2800 fps . Cant seem to get any more velocity with any 140 grn so i just stuck with the 150's .

Any certain bullet weight you looking to use? I load 40.5-41.5grs Varget with 139 Hornadys, 39grs RE15 and 150MKs, 39.5grs Varget with 150NBTs. And 46.5grs RE17 with 154SSTs. Not to mention 41grs 2000MR with 162AMAXs, all very accurate loads to be sure. Should cover any deer hunting needs you might have.

I also liked Varget back when I was loading for a 7mm-08. The former owner swore by IMR-4064, but Varget metered better with comparable accuracy and performance.

I was looking at using 130 Speers and 120 NBT.
My previous rifle (marlin xs7) liked IMR 4064. Half grain over "speer book" max with the 130's.
And 50 grains of Big Game with the 120's.

45.0 grns of Varget goes w/ the 120 NBT like peas and carrots.

David

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