Thread: Model 7 7mm08 150gn eldx load development

So finally back in my happy place at the loading bench.

I procrastinated long and hard about what pill/powder combo to use I my model 7 7mm08, there were a few unique challenges for this rifle.
1 it has a short barrel at 17" (so should I use a faster powder ?)
2 it has a short magazine being a model 7 (should I use lower bc flat base pills? )

Ultimately there wasn't much choice powder is sparse at best and that's unlikely to change, pills well alot of the good performing flat base pills are already rocking horse shit (120gn nbts, 140gn nbts most of the barnes offerings).

I procrastinated too long and was left with little choice so I took a gambe and went all in buying 3 boxes of 150gn eldx and 1.5kg of ADI 2209 the only reasonably suitable powder I could lay my hands on.

I was a little skeptical about using 150gn eldx (a relatively long high bc pill) in such a short action, I was however encouraged by the fact that the hornady precision factory ammo shot under an inch in my rifle and was seated deep enough to be mag fed.

Here's what half a day of case prep looks like.......





100 cases sized, prepped and primed- charge ladder weighed out ready to.seat.....