7MM STW LONG RANGE TARGET LOADS
The following loads were developed in a HALL Giant actioned rifle, with a 29-inch heavy barrel from HART. Jewel trigger and LEUPOLD 24X BR scope in JEWEL live center rings in KELBLY bases. The chamber was cut with tight neck, and the REMINGTON 8mm cases were sorted and match prepped, then neck turned down to allow about 0.001 thou clearance around the circumference of the neck.
All bullets were molly coated, FEDERAL 215 primers provided the ignition.
All groups are 5 shots at 100 yards.
|
POWDER |
VELOCITY |
GROUP |
BULLET |
|
85.0 WMR |
3824 |
0.315 |
SIERRA 100 HP |
|
86.5 |
3895 |
0.740 |
|
|
88.0 |
3971 |
0.352 |
|
|
89.5 |
3992 |
0.139 |
|
|
91.0 |
4089 |
0.922 |
|
|
92.5 |
4158 |
1.161 |
|
|
78.0 RELOADER 22 |
3423 |
0.231 |
|
|
80.0 |
3575 |
0.262 |
|
|
81.5 |
3636 |
0.466 |
|
|
83.0 |
3739 |
0.387 |
|
|
84.5 |
3797 |
0.210 |
|
|
86.0 |
3950 |
0.336 |
|
|
87.5 |
4017 |
0.677 |
|
|
89.0 |
4082 |
0.663 |
|
|
85.0 H1000 |
3635 |
0.327 |
NOSLER 120 BALLISTIC TIP |
|
86.5 |
3696 |
0.654 |
|
|
88.0 |
3799 |
0.646 |
|
|
77.0 WMR |
3395 |
0.633 |
|
|
78.5 |
3455 |
0.353 |
|
|
80.0 |
3500 |
0.485 |
|
|
81.5 |
3605 |
0.398 |
|
|
83.0 |
3651 |
0.905 |
|
|
84.5 |
3755 |
1.135 |
|
|
86.0 |
3802 |
0.933 |
|
|
77.0 H1000 |
3193 |
0.335 |
SIERRA 130 GR MATCH KING |
|
78.5 |
3253 |
0.198 |
|
|
80.0 |
3376 |
0.370 |
|
|
81.5 |
3411 |
0.580 |
|
|
83.0 |
3500 |
0.586 |
|
|
84.5 |
3625 |
0.298 |
|
|
73.0 RELOADER 22 |
3209 |
0.295 |
SIERRA 150 GR MATCH KING |
|
74.5 |
3253 |
0.323 |
|
|
76.0 |
3268 |
0.506 |
|
|
77.5 |
3373 |
0.337 |
|
|
79.0 |
3433 |
0.586 |
|
|
72.0 RELOADER 22 |
3067 |
0.400 |
HORNADY 162 GR A-MAX |
|
73.5 |
3135 |
0.118 |
|
|
75.0 |
3225 |
0.299 |
|
|
76.0 |
3254 |
0.653 |
|
|
77.0 |
3275 |
0.308 |
|
|
78.5 |
3404 |
1.129 |
|
|
75.0 H1000 |
3049 |
0.075 |
|
|
76.5 |
3114 |
0.242 |
|
|
78.0 |
3192 |
0.338 |
|
|
79.5 |
3254 |
0.706 |
|
|
81.0 |
3322 |
0.918 |
|
|
80.0 H870 |
3014 |
0.496 |
|
|
82.0 |
3064 |
0.633 |
|
|
84.0 |
3133 |
0.470 |
|
|
86.0 |
3201 |
0.217 |
|
|
88.0 |
3279 |
0.344 |
|
|
90.0 |
3327 |
0.321 |
|
|
92.0 |
3394 |
1.478 |
|
|
85.0 H5010 |
3065 |
0.727 |
BRAWAND 168 GR HP |
|
86.5 |
3097 |
0.724 |
|
|
88.0 |
3204 |
0.448 |
|
|
89.5 |
3240 |
0.808 |
|
|
85.0 H870 |
3086 |
0.693 |
|
|
86.5 |
3173 |
0.759 |
|
|
88.0 |
3190 |
0.609 |
|
|
89.5 |
3214 |
0.926 |
|
|
75.0 H1000 |
2970 |
0.784 |
|
|
76.5 |
3030 |
0.590 |
|
|
78.0 |
3072 |
0.654 |
|
|
79.5 |
3117 |
0.458 |
|
|
78.0 H1000 |
3175 |
1.772 |
SWIFT 160 GR A-FRAME |
|
82.0 H870 |
2970 |
0.275 |
BERGER 180 GR HP |
|
83.5 |
3030 |
0.264 |
|
|
85.0 |
3095 |
0.394 |
|
|
86.5 |
3122 |
0.313 |
|
|
88.0 |
3169 |
0.573 |
|
|
89.5 |
3194 |
1.094 |
|
|
90.0 H5010 |
3187 |
0.291 |
|
|
66.0 VVN 165 |
2738 |
0.213 |
|
|
67.5 |
2771 |
0.112 |
|
|
69.0 |
2832 |
0.213 |
|
|
70.5 |
2885 |
0.193 |
|
|
72.0 |
2928 |
0.216 |
|
|
73.5 |
2975 |
0.575 |
|
|
75.0 |
3049 |
0.430 |
|
|
76.5 |
3098 |
0.839 |
|