Thread: Tikka 7mm rem mag -OAL

Hi Guys,

I have finally bit the proverbial bullet and brought a second hand Tikka T3 7mm rem mag so I can retire my beautiful-but-heavy Tikka M695 .270win workhorse to lighter duties.

I am just in the beginnings of working up an accurate hunting load for it and was wondering how people have found Hornady 162 grain SST's regarding seating depth. I knew that inevitably I would be restricted in OAL by the Tikka magazine, but how far will I be away from the lands have people found themselves when using 162 grain SSTs in their 7mm mags because of this?

I have seen a lot of posts on here from people using ELD-X and not getting overly close to the lands with the magazine restricting OAL and I am just wondering if 162g grain SSTs will be the same. If I dont have to worry about being close to the lands then I will just seat the bullet relative to the magazine restriction from the get go and save some sheckles that I would otherwise have to spend on a modified case.

Any advice appreciated.

Cheers,

Matt