7mmSTW & Barnes 140gr XLC bullets

[DakotaMike]

Happy New Year! Has anyone had any luck loading the Barnes XLC bullets. I'm trying to work up a load for my 7mmSTW in Ruger #1 without much luck. The Barnes 140gr will shoot 3 shot groups just over an inch and a half at 100m. Using the Nosler ballistic tip and IMR7828 it shoots inside three quarters of an inch with it not being uncommon to shoot under a half inch. I picked up a pound of 8700 and will try to work up a load with that.
dakotamike

[hotrod0872]

havent used barnes
nosler combine tech 140 with 86gh1000 works good for me
they are a little on hot side but show no pressure signs in my win70xtr

[Grumulkin]

These work very well for me in a 7mm Remington Magnum.  First, don't seat them right against the lands but off a bit.  Second, they need to be pushed fairly fast and, since they develop lower pressure than jacketed bullets due to the coating, will probably need 1.5 to 3 grains more powder than you're using with jacketed bullets of the same weight.