Author Topic: Encore 7M-08 repeat question (Read 924 times)

longwinters · « **on:** November 07, 2003, 01:40:57 PM »

As you can tell from the subject line I am looking for good loads for my Encore. PLEASE NOTE . . . this would include OAL of the 7M-08 cartridge. I have posted on the Thompson rifle site, but thought I would spread it a little here also. I am partial to Nosler bullets (especially Partitions) as well as IMR 4350 and Reloader 15. But I am a reloader . . . and I can change . . . If I have too.

long

Duffy · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2003, 09:38:02 PM »

LW
Check the rifle section I gave some suggestions there.

BTW this works in my 15" Encore

WW case
WW LRP
140 g Nosler BT
45.7 grains of VV N550
2600 fps
.70 3 shot group @ 100 yards if I do my part.
This is close to a max load especialy if your bore is tight or rough. Always start low and work up!
I had to lap mine and break it in with frequent cleanings before it started shooting decent.

Ryan

longwinters · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2003, 02:48:22 AM »

Ryan,

Thanks. All help is appreciated.

long

KYODE · « **Reply #3 on:** November 09, 2003, 11:59:05 PM »

41.5gr h4895/120gr nosler bt/rem 9 1/2 primer/2.87oal - 2800fps out of my 15" 7-08 with great accuracy.

grizz · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2003, 01:21:37 PM »

41.5gr Varget Hornady 139gr SP's 2520fps :sniper: Encore 15" bbl..
43.0gr Varget Hornady 139gr SP's 2577fps. (max load) Don't no what the OAL is off the top of my head.. Will check tonight for ya though. I have better groups with 41.5 .70-.80 if I do my part..

grizz

longwinters · « **Reply #5 on:** November 11, 2003, 11:41:15 AM »

Thanks guys. I have just found one load that seems to shoot .5 I shot them in my last outing and that is what I got for 3 shots. It is the Speer spitzer 130 gn with 37.5 gns of IMR 4350. I think . . . if I remember right the OAL is 2.734. I just loaded up somemore to test maybe thursday. I loaded all my cartridges the same, but just varied their length. I would prefer though to get the Nosler Partitions and Ballistic tips shooting.

long

Duffy · « **Reply #6 on:** November 11, 2003, 05:10:59 PM »

Hey Long;
Beings you gave the oal for a Speer 130 and I just happened to have some I measured your oal and compared it with my compareter. Then measured a 140 bt and a 150 Par.
For the ojive to be in the same place as the speer bullet a 140 BT would have a oal of 2.852 and a 150 Par would be at 2.823. I picked the ones with the best tips.
Hopefully this will get you closer with the Noslers

Ryan

longwinters · « **Reply #7 on:** November 12, 2003, 12:06:45 PM »

Hey, thanks Duffy! Maybe I can load some up tonite for tomorrow. This really makes my week.

long

longwinters · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2003, 01:16:42 PM »

Duffy, you are the man! I made up several different cartridges. Varied bullets, powder and powder amount. But I kept to the OAL measurements you gave me. 2 of the cartridges (3-shot groups) were 1" and the other was just over 1". My next purchase will be a bullet comparator. It seems to be one of those things that raises you up a level in your load development. Thanks again.

long

Iowegan · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2003, 03:14:11 PM »

Hey guys, the OAL will be different in different chambers. To find the optimum bullet depth, use a Stony Point tool or try one of these:
http://www.cactustactical.com/reloading/reloading.html

Duffy · « **Reply #10 on:** November 13, 2003, 08:00:05 PM »

Long,
Glad to save ya some time and to be of assistance. This is the first time I've measured OAL length from this far away!

Iowegan,
I was using Longwinters OAL measurements for comparison.