Twas a joke my man!I only have the one account, but nice try…
Twas a joke my man!I only have the one account, but nice try…
Hard to tell on here these days…Twas a joke my man!
I thought you referencing yourself as "the village idiot" and my smiley indicated such comedic tone, but I get it.Hard to tell on here these days…
I bought some for my 260 AI. I did a very mild load of 140 ELDM's going 2800 FPS winter load. I'll see if there is any change in velocity during the summer.as much as i'd love to try staball 6.5 in my 7SAW for matches to have another option. i don't know how well it would work here in CO/WY with the 30-40 degree temp swings from zero to match end. plus i have a good speed already
I don't see why it wouldn't work great but I'd probably stick with the lighter weights 162s to get the extra speed or I'd even consider the 150s or 145 LRX ...Anyone done a short barrel hunting rifle? Been considering a 16” suppressed 7saw 175 eldx bullets should be a good mid range deer rifle for the kids and I. Wanted to see if anyone knew some velocities for a barrel that short
I only used necked down 308 palma brass and was consistently hitting 2850fps out of two rifles. 46gr of RL16 out of 26” barrels
I do 42.5 gr of varget on my 145 LRX load at 2.875inI got out this last weekend with some Hammer Bullets for the first time. I was shooting the 145 gr HHTs. So far I am really impressed. The most consistent bullet I think I've ever used, and definitely outperforms all other copper monolithics. I'm primarily interested in hunting, so I've been focused on bonded and monolithic bullets.
I started out with a really mild load at 39 grains of Varget and went up to 40. Think I'll test up to 41 grains this weekend.
Hammer HH and HHT lines are some of the most bug holing bullets I've shot. Easy to load also. They aren't jump sensitive. My load development with them is 1/4 what I usually have to do with cup & core.I got out this last weekend with some Hammer Bullets for the first time. I was shooting the 145 gr HHTs. So far I am really impressed. The most consistent bullet I think I've ever used, and definitely outperforms all other copper monolithics. I'm primarily interested in hunting, so I've been focused on bonded and monolithic bullets.
I started out with a really mild load at 39 grains of Varget and went up to 40. Think I'll test up to 41 grains this weekend.
So far with my 7mmSAW I've tried:Hammer HH and HHT lines are some of the most bug holing bullets I've shot. Easy to load also. They aren't jump sensitive. My load development with them is 1/4 what I usually have to do with cup & core.
Damn, you ain't playin!So far with my 7mmSAW I've tried:
For groups, the best have been the Berger 168 gr CH and now Hammer 145 gr HHT. Everything but the Nosler 168 gr ABLR and Swift Scirocco shot at least 1.5" or better. Most shot 1" or better.
- Barnes 150gr TTSX
- Berger 168 gr CH
- Hammer 145 HHT
- Hornady 162 SST
- Hornady 162 eldx
- Hornady 150 eldx
- Hornady 150 CX
- Nosler 168 ABLR
- Nosler 160 Partition
- Nosler 160 Accubond
- Nosler 150 ABLR
- Swift Scirocco 150 gr
I like trying out lots of different stuff, so I have a couple of powders and primers that I switch around to see if I can get everything to shoot well.
Right out of the gate, without anything special, the Hammer's really work well. And you are right, at the bottom of my ladder at 39.0 grs, I had one bullet of the three set .1" deeper, as I was surprised how far back I had to set my seating stem. I didn't want to pull the bullet and start fresh as I was at the bottom of my powder charge and I was mostly interested in bullet speed & pressure. Still shot a clover leaf. So very jump insensitive.
This is 180 ELD-M and 180 Hybrid both at 2.96xxAnyone have photos of 168, 175, or 180 grain bergers next to the 7 SAW case - at max magazine length (2.96 ish) or seated at the lands? Trying to see how far back the bullet pressure ring is relative to the case neck. Thanks!
25 SAW peaked my curiosity. What kind of velocities you getting with 134s?Just waiting on my Hawkins bottom metal for my 25 SAW build. Will be loading H4831SC with 134 eldm.
View attachment 8323831
Sw long rifle getting 2795 fps starting load. Havent found much time with the 25 saw lately.25 SAW peaked my curiosity. What kind of velocities you getting with 134s?
Gotcha, I haven’t played much with my 7 SAW but always thinking about the next project haha.Sw long rifle getting 2795 fps starting load. Havent found much time with the 25 saw lately.
26" Preferred Barrel Blanks has the reamer now.Gotcha, I haven’t played much with my 7 SAW but always thinking about the next project haha.
I may have missed it in your post. What length barrel you running on that 25?
Hey dude. I’m interested in building a 7 saw to shoot 139/145 LRXs.I do 42.5 gr of varget on my 145 LRX load at 2.875in
You have lots of room.
Type 2.Hey dude. I’m interested in building a 7 saw to shoot 139/145 LRXs.
Type 1 or 2? Barrel length? Velocity? Load data?
I’m hoping for 2850ish with a 22in pushing 145s or close to 2950 with 139s.
How has the accuracy been with the Staball?Type 2.
Bartelin 3B
22in
I have 2 loads for 145 LRX
Varget is 42.5 at 2.875 to fit the Hawkins hunter mags in my MPA ultra lite chassis. 2850 FPS no pressure
But I'm working on switching over to staball because I'm switching my 162 and 166 loads to staball
For 145 LRX. 49.0gr of Staball gives me 2880 FPS. Could easily bump it to 49.5 - 51 but at 49.0 I have the same poi at 100y than my 162 eldm and 166 loads so if I have to shoot a deer or a bear inside of 200m I'll use the LRX. The 162/166 do too much meat damage at close range.
Haven't tried the 139 but I can get 2900 FPS out of the 162 with Staball so I don't see how you wouldn't be able to get 2950 with either varget or staball out of Alpha brass if you don't mind working the case a little bit.
Reasonable. Decent SD/ES - generally 5-7 SD, 15-20 ES over 10 shots (I use a chargemaster then trickle with a gempro 350), seems temp stable and I haven't played with seating depth but it's a consistent 3/4-1 moa over 5 shots with the odd 1/2 moa 3 shot group. Could be me.How has the accuracy been with the Staball?