43.0 grains of IMR4064 or RL-15 WLR Primer. Rem. cases 140 grain Sierra SPBT

Sounds like a great load, what kind of speed and accuracy are you getting?

49 grs W760, 145 Speer SBT, Win primer, RP case. Very accurate in my rifle. Vel is 2898 ft/sec from a 24" barrel.

I have a couple 7-08s and they are not fussy......but one is a Tikka T3 and it really likes Win cases, WLR primers 44 grs of IMR 4320 under a 140 gr sierra.

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Sounds like a great load, what kind of speed and accuracy are you getting?

im getting .75-1.00" group at 100 meters. just a tick over 2900. remington 700 S.S. 24 in. barrel..

My rifle is a Kimber Montana 7mm08

My good loads are

Barnes 120gr TSX & 46gr Varget (AR2208) for 3010 fps
Barnes 140gr TSX & 50gr H4350 (AR2209) for 2883 fps
Nosler 140gr AB & 50gr H4350 (AR2209) for 2840 fps
Rem 140gr PSPCL & 50gr H4350 (AR2209) for 2793 fps
Rem 150gr PSPCL & 43gr Varget (AR2208) for 2810 fps
Nosler 160gr AB & 48gr Re19 for 2650 fps

I also got exceptional accuracy with 139 gr Hornady out to 400 meters on the range. I just need to transfer my reloading logs on to the laptop. I am sure it was Varget and the load was not hot & the velocity was below 2800 fps.

PM me for a spreadsheet of my loads. I also tried IMR3031, VVN160 & N150.

My standard loads are now Varget or H4350 (AR2208 or AR2209)

Very easy round to reload. Good accuracy in most loads - best around 0.75 inch. Many around the 1 to 1.25 inch marks. Even got a couple of 3 inch group at 300 meters!

Great deer cartridge and the rifle is a real joy to carry in steep hill and dense bush country here in NZ.

the savage likes AA4064 40.7gr serria 140 BTSP

the remmington R25 likes 46.9 gr Big Game with nosler 140 set to 2.80 COL

7-08

139gr hornady fn(discontinued) with 42.0gr of imr4320

i have about 200+/- left.

My favorite 7mm-08 load is from Ken Waters. 43.0 grains of WW-748 under a 139 grain Hornady spire point. I've been shooting that load in half a dozen 7mm-08s since 1991.

I just got off the phone with a buddy of mine who told me his son is in Colorado after Elk + he starts his hunt tomorrow morning using his 7mm-08. Not sure what his load is but he was using a 140 G. Sierra G.K. using H 4895 powder charge unknown. I wish the young man luck.

Be interesting to know how that bullet worked on elk??
Ray