Just wondering if some of you guys could share a good 7-08 load with me. I'm loading it for my brother. 139gr SST is his bullet of choice. Thanks in advance.

The late great Bob Hagel is quoted as famous for saying that "Each rifle is an individual"

Therefore I suggest that you work up a load using the data from a manual. In addition to manuals the powder manufacturers have free data on line.

I have looked at sites such as The Reloaders Nest that has user handloads listed and I have seen dangerous loads. I traced one of the authors down and he said that he did not use the load any longer!!!!

Whatever bullet you pick, Varget powder will shoot pretty well in a 7/08.

I like H 4895 in the 7-08

usmc1980,

H414 works really well in my 7mm08 at the moment, it was pretty good with a range of bullets.

i have settled on the best load i have found so far with the nosler 120gn BT's and 48 gns of powder.

i know they are not the bullets your brother has chosen but the 414 worked well with the 140 grainer's aswell

+1 for Varget. I have shot thousands of 7-08 rounds and this is the powder I go back to every time regardless of the bullet.

Thanks for the input. Varget was actually what I have been leaning toward. Also was considering H414 and H380 is another one my manual says you can't beat.

Each rifle has it's own likes. In my Kimber M84, the ONLY load it shoots well is 45 grains of IMR4350 with a 140 gr. Barnes triple shock. It will do 1/2" 3 shot groups and the group starts to grow slightly after that, but that's good enough for hunting. Strangly enough my hunting buddies Kimber 7-08 turns in the exact same performance. But your mileage may vary.

RE-15 plus 140gr Nosler Accubound. Very accurate in my micro A-bolt.

S40

H4350 with the SST's has been a sub MOA in my 7-08 in the 2800fps range.

I have killed from 40-380 yds with that bullet and powder combo.

H414, Re19, H4350 all do well for me.

i have tried varget,4064. H-380. they all shot real good. but i always go back to RL-15, best accurace. and high volsity 44.0 grs with 140 sierra b.t. 2940 fps shoots about .750 at 100 meters. rem 700 s.s. 24 in.

In mine Varget gave good accuracy but W760 gave better velocity with reasonable hunting accuracy. Great cartridge

If you want to try a 120 gr load try the one below,useing the hornady spitzer or HP they both work good on deer.
Last year I used the spitzer to drop one at 200yds and this year I used the load below with the HP to drop a small doe @140 yds and a 10 point buck (162lbs)All 3 went straight down.
I think a few years ago I used Imr 3031 for the 139 hornady,Had good luck shooting some one hole groups with IMR 4350 and the 139 sst and 140 accrubond.
This year I have been playing some with the speer 130 gr and so far the varget has been real good but haven't finished trying other powders yet.