What's some good load data for short barreled (18 inch) 140 and 120 7mm08 loads that would give good speed?

Just look up the same data that gives good speeds in a standard length barrel. That's what will do it, I'm not being glib.

What powders do you have on hand?


I personally shoot 145 Speer BT's on the lands in my 20" 7mm-08 and get 2,700fps with H4350 (a grain under H's listed max). Several folks here get good speeds with Big Game and CFE223, using 120gr bullets.

44 to 45 gr of Varget with 120 grains

41 to 42 grains of Varget with 140s

Edit: safe in my gun, work up

RL 15 w/ 120's for sure. Big Game too if you can find any

I've got some IMR and H4350. I thought that might be on the slow side for 18 inch barrel..

That's some misinformation that gets spread around. Except for extreme examples, which yours isn't, the powders that do best in a 24" barrel will be the ones that do best in a shorter one.

42.0g of IMR 4895, Rem brass, speer 130g BTSP, REm 9 1/2, bullet touching the lands.

Shocking accuracy out of many Rem 700's, and the 130g Speer BTSP is a bullet worth building a rifle around. This load has converted MANY 7/08 shooters to the 130g Speer BTSP.

This exactly.

Load for it just like any other 7-08, just expect lower velocity and more blast.

What kind of performance on game do you get from those speer 130gr?

Mule Deer's "loads that work II" show 47.0 to 50.0 grs of H4350 with 140 gr. bullets I would start there.

48 grains H414 140 grain Nosler Ballistic tip. 2800fps 18" Remington model seven. Ragged hole for groups very impressive on whitetails.

Where does I see Mule Deer's "loads that work II"

I'm "Old School". I have cut out articles in sheet protectors in a binder.

When ever I read something I want to store or recall. It gets filed in a binder.

Tag.

I use 43.5gr of IMR4895 and a 139gr Hornady SP or Interbond.

RH

http://www.tulprpc.org/attachments/File/Handloads_That_Work.pdf

42gr of Varget, Hornady 139gr SST, CCI 200 LR Primer, Remington 308 case (resized), Winchester 70 22" barrel. Avg speed 2875 fps. Accuracy and consistency are wonderful

No pressure signs in 2 of the exact same model 70s

A 120 Ballistic Tip with 45 grains of Varget is hard to beat.

I've always used 41.0 grains of 4064 with a 140 grain Ballistic Tip. It's given me outstanding accuracy out of my custom model 7...in the twos at a hundred yards without fail. It dumps deer every time and is mild enough for a child to shoot.

RL15 44 grns 120 grn. bullet /RL17 46 grns. bullet. 140grns

47.5 gr Big Game, WLRM, 140 NAB or Partition, 2875 fps, sub moa.

48 gr Big Game, WLRM, 140 VLD, 2892 fps, sub moa

51.5 gr Big Game, WLRM, 120 NBT, 3115 fps, sub .5 moa.




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43.5gr IMR4895 with the 140's and 44.5gr RL15 with 120's.

Shot my LH 7-08 Forbes today 46.5 Grains of RS Big Game with a 140 gr Nosler Accubond went into .63" at 100 yards.

Best load in 2 other 7-08,s has been 47 to 47.5 Grains of RS BG and 140 gr. The Forbes has a tighter chamber.

I've had fantastic luck in a couple of my 7-08's using 46 grains of RL-17 and 140 grain NBT's. It's produced 5 shot groups approaching 1/2" accuracy.