Seven Mag Load Data

H4831 or RL22. Most 7 Mags like max or near max load

Sorry varmentcaller,... I've been having troubles getting this website to "engage" for me for the last few weeks  .

Kept getting the page telling me that the site must be experiencing "Difficulties" and to check back later.

Anyhow,.. I have been using Reloader#22 for my 7mm Mag for a LONG time now. The original load I worked up for it used the identical compoents as you are talking about using with CCI Lg. Rifle Magnum primers. Start out at about 63.5 grains and work up to 67.9 grains. This load out of my Rem 700 BDL achieves 3031fps and works out to 3305 ft. lbs of kill energy,.. PLUS it is accurate to boot.

I still use this load today except I'm now shooting the new 154 grain Interbonds, and it's just as accurate and deadly as the 162's were. Just be sure to work up to that grain weight,.. every firearm reacts differently. Let me know how the load works for you and your firearm.

And NOW I noticed your shooting a "Weatherby 7mm Mag " so seeing your case capacity is somewhat larger (87gr. as opposed to my 82gr.)

My software shows your good to 71.3 grains with that case (safe internal pressures) with just about the same stats as I quoted for the Rem Mag load.

my 7 rem mag sparkles w/ ~70 grains rl-25 and 162 hornadys.

7mm Magnum

I SETTLED ON 64.5 GRAINS, IT IS VERY ACCURATE IN MY RIFLE, IT CLOVERLEAFS THREE SHOT GROUPS AT 100 YDS. THANKS FOR THE INFO

varmintcaller wrote: 7mm Magnum I SETTLED ON 64.5 GRAINS, IT IS VERY ACCURATE IN MY RIFLE, IT CLOVERLEAFS THREE SHOT GROUPS AT 100 YDS. THANKS FOR THE INFO

Sorry for not getting back in a while,... been out of town and away from the web.  I'm glad that you found a load capacity sutiable for your rifle with the RL#22.

I did read what you had to say in your other post about my load info,.. Ya' got to remember LAWYERS,...

If you go back a few years there are a bunch of load formulas that have been "weened- back" to lesser amounts in the "NEWER" manuals.

The 67.9 grains are just FINE in my rifle,... I'm going to post the software readout on this load so you can see it for yourself below:

I hope this clears up any doubts regarding the load,... I have used it and it IS safe in my Remington 700 BDL

Thanks for taking the time to show me the software read out, it is fascinating, Im going to print it out and post it on my reloading room wall, as soon as the hunting season is over im going to experiment some more, with the info you provided. I dont have time to do it before the season opens,But ill get there.

Thanks again, I really appreciate your help.

dakotasin wrote: my 7 rem mag sparkles w/ ~70 grains rl-25 and 162 hornadys.

Dakotasin,...

It looks from what my software is tellin' me I'm going to be close to your load,.. but not exactly at it. 

It's going to be 68.2 grains of RL#25 for me,.. from there I'm playin' with seating depths to tweek.  

varmintcaller wrote:   7mmMagnum When you get through tweaking let us know how you came out, Im really beginning to love the 7 mag.

I'll be sure to post the results and I'll also post up another chart read out!

Out of all the rifles I own,.... the 7mm Rem Mag is my "GO TO" rifle. I just can't help but grab for it.

It shoots and handles just so Dang GOOD!!

7MM Magnum

HELP! I used my seven mag on my hunt this year, and i had a lot of problems, I shot two deer with the hornady 162 interlocks and dropped them both in their tracks...then they got up and took off, i lost both of them, fortunately i had my 30-06 as a backup and dropped a nice one with it, using the 165 gr Hornady interlock. My question is...am i using the wrong bullet for deer? How would it perform on elk? Am  i pushing this bullet too fast?

Any advice would be appreciated

thanks   mike