7MM-08 (.284 ) Varmint Load

[RipOne]

Has anyone put together a Varmint Load for 7MM-08 ?

100, 110 or 120 gr Bullet / powder .......

[John R.]

I've shot the 110 TNT HP from Speer with good results. I used Varget powder, but I'm not at home and can't remember the exact weight. It was running about 3050 fps, best I can remember offhand.

[paul105]

My impression is that the 100gr Horn HPs are noticibly more "explosive" than the 110 Speer TNTs.  I've never used 120s.  The 100gr Horn will vaporize gophers and prarrie dogs.  I use varget, mostly middle of recommeded load data, about 3,000 fps.  The only coyote I ever shot with my 7-08 was with the 140gr Rem Fact load.

Try a box of 100gr Horn HPs, they are accurate, are designed for varmints, and will give a little less recoil than the heavier bullets.

FWIW,

Paul

[firstshot]

I worked up a load for my Rem 700 MTN LSS 7mm-08 using Sierra 100 Grn HP's on top of RE15.  This turned out to be the overall most accurate load in this rifle. 

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[daddyof4]

shooting an 15 encore with 120 sierra's. I run it with ABOUT 44.0 of 4064. Getter Done