Mre on RL-25 & Accubonds !

    Todays range report on the 160 grain accubond noslers with my 7mmSTW is as follows. I fired two slightly different loads, with the nosler and one outstanding 3 shot group with the sierra 160 grain bthp game king. All loads were 79 grains of RL-25.   The first was from a remington case fired many times with a federal mag primer. the avarage velocity was 3196 fps and a 100 yard group was .60 inches. At 200, I had 2 bullets touching, center to center was .25 inches ,but I pulled one about 2 inches left.

 Then I shot with  new winchester winchester brass and a federal mag gold medal primmer. velocity was 3225 fps I fired 2 200 yard groups. One at 1.25 inches and the other was 2 rounds at an inch with a flyer an inch and a half high. I pulled that one I think.

The last group I fired was with the sierra bullet and at 200 yards and It gave me a real nice .65 inches. The old remington brass showed no preasure signs but the Gold metal primers were flattend in the Winchester brass.

   I am going to try the sierra bullet some more since I have a lot on hand but I might go down a half grain of powder. It was about 80degrees out I was about 1000 feet of elevation.

 ...tj3006

The only way you'll ever know is to shoot some of the popular "cheap bullets" thru your 7MM. I've shot some 3/8" groups with my 308 and 150 grain core-lokt bullets. The gun does shoot rather well, it will shoot Sierra 168 into less than a .250 most of the time. The rifle is bedded and has a 2 OZ trigger

Dan