Re: 7mm Mag 120grn loads
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Heretic</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I found the thread were the 7mm loads (all variations) are listed. I didn't see but one or two loads that addressed the 120grn bullets.
Can someone share their pet loads so I have a starting point?
Rifle is a Weatherby Vanguard s2.
Any and all help is appreciated!
Thanks! </div></div>
Back in '01, when I first started reloading for my new '97 Sendero I in 7RM, I used some 120gr Nosler bullets. I have them listed as Partitions, but I believe that they were actually Ballistic Tips, as I still have some of those left and I don't ever recall buying Partitions.
I used IMR-4350 at 62.0grs and 65.9grs in RP and FC brass with two cycles on them.
Standard RCBS dies. CCI 250 magnum primers and no crimp. COAL was 3.302" for both batches.
For the 62.0gr loads, I got 3138 fps and for the 65.9grs I got 3348 fps.
Accuracy was good for 3 shot groups at 100 yds, but it was a small sample size, so no statistical relevance should be construed.
Chris