I have just taken up reloading, and i am trying to decide on a powder to use in my 7MM. I am loading for deer hunting and have chosen the 140 grain remington bullet. Most of my shots are at 100 yards or more. any and all suggestions would be appreciated

A 7-MM WHAT? THERE ARE ABOUT 6 OR 7 7-MM's ON THE MARKET. I SHOOT THE 7MM-08

7x33 Sako, 7-30 Waters, 7mm-08, 7x57 (7mm Mauser), 7mm Express Remington, 7x64, 7mm SAUM, 7mm WSM, 7x61 Sharpe & Hart, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm Weatherby Magnum, 7mm STW, 7mm Ultra Mag -- would it perhaps be one of these? Or maybe one of the several I missed?

Whatever, a good answer to your question is probably "4831". I'll leave it to you to figure out which one.

sorry.. its a 7MM remington mag

H-4831 is where I would start.

RL-22 has been good to me in 7mm Rem Mag

You have a lot of good powder choices...as they all work pretty well...

you want the fastest velocity you can get?

you want accuracy? over velocity?

I tend to go with the Mid range powders that work just fine in the 7 Rem Mag...

Like RL 15, IMR 4064, or IMR 4895...

H 414 gives high velocity and good accuracy..

same as 4350s, 4831s etc....as mentioned by 30378...

I just tend to use the ones that I have to put less in the case, which reduces recoil some and also stretches that pound of powder out a little further for more shooting ( the latter is the driving force over recoil reductiong)...

a local friend who is in his 60s and had a triple bypass surgery.. couldn't take recoil under doctor's orders.. I loaded him up with a 140 grain bullet and 40 grains of IMR 4198.. it gave him 2700 fps and kicked a lot less than factory ammo, which was fine with him.. and his doctor....

but 2700 fps was still more than adequate when he took a decent buck at 75 yds....

Good luck with it..
cheers
seafire

Any medium-slow burning powder will work well with bullets weighing under 160 grains in weight. I would steer you toward Hornady's 154 grain spitzer and IMR's 4350 or 4831 for starters. With lighter bullets you gain nothing over the 270 or smaller 7m/ms. What you will find when experimenting is that Remington's big 7 is much more flexible then a lot of the other belted magnums.

RL-22 OR H-4831

Thanks for the input everyone. I am glad i found this site, i think it will really help me get started, I have read through other posts and there is alot of good input.
Thanks again

For 140gr bullets, H4831 is tough to beat. If my shots were limited to 100yds, I'ld moive upto a 160gr bullet myself. Then go to IMR7828 or RL22.

I used old surplus H4831. When that ran out I used MRP and then later RL22. I was mainly using the 145 Speers. With a 140 today I'd start with RL22. Heavier I would look to 7828.

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Originally posted by Stonecreek:
7x33 Sako, 7-30 Waters, 7mm-08, 7x57 (7mm Mauser), 7mm Express Remington, 7x64, 7mm SAUM, 7mm WSM, 7x61 Sharpe & Hart, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm Weatherby Magnum, 7mm STW, 7mm Ultra Mag -- would it perhaps be one of these? Or maybe one of the several I missed?

Whatever, a good answer to your question is probably "4831". I'll leave it to you to figure out which one.

my fav. the 280 rem. express, or the 284 win. we could go on.

Ditto what Buckshot said. Lighter, faster bullets at close range also have a tendency to tear up a lot of meat. I would advise a bit more weight, say 154-160 grain.

I use 175gr Hornady SPs or Nosler Partitions & RL22 in my 7RM.

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Ditto what Buckshot said. Lighter, faster bullets at close range also have a tendency to tear up a lot of meat. I would advise a bit more weight, say 154-160 grain.

I use 175gr Hornady SPs or Nosler Partitions & RL22 in my 7RM.

Yeah, I would not be using anything under 160 grainers in a 7mm mag.

Ill be loading 64grs RE22 with 154 Hornady SP on Friday as soon as the shipment from Midway comes in. Ive used IMR and H4831sc for that same bullet, cant go wrong with any of them. Jay

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Originally posted by resqdan89:
I have just taken up reloading, and i am trying to decide on a powder to use in my 7MM. I am loading for deer hunting and have chosen the 140 grain remington bullet. Most of my shots are at 100 yards or more. any and all suggestions would be appreciated

if your shots are all within 100yds, Id opt for a heavier bullet to minimize meat damage, like the Hornady 162 Spire point boattail. Good luck with those 140 Remingtons, you may need it.

H1000 is one of the very best powders in the 7mm Remington Magnum.

My favorite powders for this cartridge include H1000, Re22, 25, Retumbo, and the 4831s. In various bullet wts, I have worked up, rather easily, many acceptable hunting loads with all of the above.

the harder you push those 140 core-locks,the more meat damage you''ll get as stated above.
its a Great round 4 sure.
magnum case magnum primer federal 215 excell.
powders imr4350 imr 4831,reloader 19,22.
winchester brass,remington,federal all good brass, you can buy more expensive brass but thats your call. hornadys 154 excellent,as is their 162 spire point boat tail as jay stated.noslers partitions 140 150 160 and 175 excell.speers hot-core spitzers also excell, really 2 many 2 name. you''ll learn as you go, and don't forget the 800 help call lines to the bullet makers techs.
tripple check your reloads it could save your life.
regards