Thread: Model 7 7mm08 150gn eldx load development

+1 for hotcors. 145s in 7mm are vicious and found really easy to get shooting well. Crap bc as flat base but inside 350 doubt you will pick it

Originally Posted by superdiver

+1 for hotcors. 145s in 7mm are vicious and found really easy to get shooting well. Crap bc as flat base but inside 350 doubt you will pick it

Granted pretty much any soft point would do the buisness and whilst this rifle is predominantly 0-300ish yard rifle I'd love to have the confidence to stretch it further should the situation arise.....is 450-500 yards asking too much ftom a short 708 ? The figures suggest not.
The golden phrase being "should the situation arise" not "this is my new long range hunting rig"

Originally Posted by dannyb

Granted pretty much any soft point would do the buisness and whilst this rifle is predominantly 0-300ish yard rifle I'd love to have the confidence to stretch it further should the situation arise.....is 450-500 yards asking too much ftom a short 708 ? The figures suggest not.
The golden phrase being "should the situation arise" not "this is my new long range hunting rig"

Yeah if it holds enough velocity and energy and precision out to 450-500 you should be fine should the need be there one day.

With my 15" 708 pushing 140 nbts at 2720 fps it holds in excess of 1800 fps and 1000+ ft lbs to 500 yds.

Ive practiced out that far with it and validated my drop data and would be happy to take a shot in the right conditions if the situation arrised.