6.5 mm bullets caught up in BC'sWhy did you abandon it? Seemed like you were getting solid performance out of it.
What kind of velocities were you getting?I had a GAP built 7MM08 on a Badger 2008 action. The 26" barrel was an absolute hammer! I got it in the order of 4th owner but I won and placed high in a bunch of matches with it before it was just too worn out. My load was a pile of H4350 and 168SMK bullets. I ordered another barrel from GAP for my AIAW but, stupidly, I ordered a 24". It just has never had the juice that first one did. That barrel is sitting idle these days in favor of 6 Creedmoor and/or 6.5 Creedmoor. They do everything better and with a little less recoil.
Been a while but seems like I remember seeing 2850 from that first barrel. The funny thing was I had a great shooting load and actually got the data from Hodgdon's website. When I went back a couple years later that load was reduced by over 2 grains! I do remember it was quite a compressed load. EDIT: That was using H4350What kind of velocities were you getting?
I switched from 308 to 7MM08 for deer 25 years ago. My "go-to" is a slick little SS Model 7. The old-school 130 BTSP from Speer makes 2750 or so in that short little barrel. It's taken a bunch of whitetails, coyotes and antelope with one shot. Best thing is I can only remember having to track three at the most. They usually drop in their tracks.My wifes deer rifle is a 22" 7-08 with light palma barrel. With a stiffer load of 4350 and Berger 168's it pushes em 2720. 2 deer DRT first round shots. Heck of a round.
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