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A couple of first tries with loads for the Savage.
Either, while not great would work for deer load at the ranges I shoot. . https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a29c9aac4e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...199ac8b702.jpg
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Looks good to me.
Hunting is far more about being able to place your shot than hitting and X that does not exist on an animal!
What would worry me is having 3 close enough together for a hunting rifle, and another on the left side of the paper :p
I have 4 7mm08's and they will all do better than that. I am not busting on you, you need to go further. Varget works the best for me with 139 gr hornadys sp.
Keep at it , your going to find the load " Experiment"
For a hunting rifle, I've always maintained knowing the best it is capable of means little. When I hit the field I want to know the worst it is capable of before taking a shot at an animal.
Going to do some measuring today to see how much room I have to seat out longer.
For throwing some loads together, with a $399 rifle/scope combo, and knowing the shooter, these were encouraging.
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What OAL are you using? Measurements show 2.787 is 30 thou jump on this rifle.Quote:
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Try some 140 Seirra Gamekings Spitzer Boat-tails on top of that W760 load.
i am shooting book recommended coal. Never had any trouble finding a accurate load. Like suggested I think the 139/140 grain bullets work best. I have been shooting the 708 since 1984 and the hornady 139 sp is my preference. Shoots moa in 4 rifles with varget seated to book recommended coal. Try it!
2.800" coal
My hunting load is 46.5 gr IMR 4350 with a Sierra 140 gr BTSP gameking. That load has killed a lot of deer, goats and pigs for me. Groups about 2" at 200 yds in my rifle.
The 7mm08 I load for is a mod 11 and weights 7.25 lbs scoped. It kinda has a sharp kick to it. I settled on 41.5 gr Varget 140 Berg VLDH. Slow velocity 2,740 but out to 400 yards it's a no brainer.
1 moa is more than good enough out to 400 yards. Unless you have nothing better to do, I see no reason to spend more time in load development.
Try 44gr of rl15 and a 120gr bullet.
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This.