Short barrel keeper loads??

[elevatorman]

It is very odd for me to not get an exit with a AB.

I shot a ram with a 160 accubond out of a 7rm at 3050 fps, broadside, no exit. It died yes. But I was unpleased with no exit for a tough bonded bullet. I switched to eldxs. I don't expect an exit with an eldx but more expansion/energy dump with a better BC. The last whitetail i shot at 30 yards with a 162 gr eldx at around 3150 did indeed get an exit hole. Broadside shot.

 

[mtmuley]

I shot a ram with a 160 accubond out of a 7rm at 3050 fps, broadside, no exit. It died yes. But I was unpleased with no exit for a tough bonded bullet. I switched to eldxs. I don't expect an exit with an eldx but more expansion/energy dump with a better BC. The last whitetail i shot at 30 yards with a 162 gr eldx at around 3150 did indeed get an exit hole. Broadside shot.

What did you gain? Energy dump? Funny. mtmuley

 

[elevatorman]

Better BC and a little more speed. I gained nothing from the accubond

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I’m not convinced that there are short barrel and long barrel loads that universally shoot tighter in one or the other. Unless comparing a short barrel that used to be longer to how it used to be before the chop, guys are comparing barrel to barrel variances as much as length differences.

 

[Addicting]

I’m getting 2850fps and 3000fps out of a 20” barreled 7-08 using 140 grain Accubond/Partitions and 120 grain Nosler ballistic tip(NBTs).

Bring this to the surface. I’m working on a 18” 7-08 for my daughter. Using Big Game I only got to 2720fps. I’ve got Staball 6.5, Varget, and N540 loaded up to test.

What powder got you to 2850?

 

[Addicting]

20” 7mm-08 140 grain accubond on top of varget for 2800fps

Did you try any other powders? Varget doesn’t case fill at the published Max. Are you over to get to 2800fps?

 

[brockel]

Did you try any other powders? Varget doesn’t case fill at the published Max. Are you over to get to 2800fps?

Don’t have it anymore but I believe 42-43 grains. H4895 isn’t terrible but works better with lighter weights. Ramshot biggame and hunter were good. 7mm-08 isn’t a hard one to find a load for