Thread: Anyone loading 7mm Rem Mag using 175 EDL-X and N560?

I have been running 162 Amax's seated out that I single feed and 160 Sierra Game Kings the fit in the T3 mag for spook n shoot. Thought I would give the 175's a go on a fit in the mag basis and so I use just one load - Amax's are a bit messy up close and I liked the idea of trying out either a 175 or 180. So went to the range last weekend aiming to do a ladder test using the info Tim Dicko provided as a starting point. But had a wee bit of a cock up - checked that I had a 9 volt battery before I left - yup brand new in the wrapping they come in. Set the crono up, put in the new battery switch it on and dead as a door nail Battery no good - brought a couple more when I got home and every thing worked.

Anyhow had a bunch of Amax's that I had seated to fit the mag - 4 groups average 0.88 was kinda ok.

I was having a bit of an issue getting my scope to focus properly which I put down to a side effect of the cataract surgery I had down earlier in the year - I now have fantastic long vision but need to use $10 super market glasses to read /type etc. Anyhow like a complete numb nut I tried to sort the focus out via adjusting the ocular lens with not much improvement cross hairs very blurry on the target. Before shooting my last group I adjusted the side parallax a bit more and bugger me days picture perfect sharp focussed cross hairs and a 0.6 group !! I be happy with that as a mag fit - was out of these loads by that time so couldn't shoot any more. All a bit of a disaster all round really but had a bit of fun and always some good keen guys at the range to have a chat too.

So will be going back to the range as soon as we come out of level 3 - fingers crossed.