Thread: Tikka Wideland 7PRC Reloading

Gidday,

Cousin has one of the new Wideland Tikka in 7PRC arriving in the next month.
I’m going to do the reloads for it and want to see if there’s a general theme around powder type, being which is working better between 2217 and 2225. Obviously all barrels different but some things just work majority of the time. Eg 2208 is so many cases.
I’ll be trying the 180 ELDM projectiles and hope for the best but I’m keen to hear any prior experiences with the two powders.

Ideally I’d just grab the one powder and hope for the best. Seat 20 - 100 thou off lands dependant on mag length, do a quick pressure test, load up 20 and bang out a group.


It’ll be Hornady brass as he’s being given some for free with the deal. Any concerns with this stuff still? Few examples of inconsistencies.

Any info appreciated.

Originally Posted by McNotty

Gidday,

Cousin has one of the new Wideland Tikka in 7PRC arriving in the next month.
I’m going to do the reloads for it and want to see if there’s a general theme around powder type, being which is working better between 2217 and 2225. Obviously all barrels different but some things just work majority of the time. Eg 2208 is so many cases.
I’ll be trying the 180 ELDM projectiles and hope for the best but I’m keen to hear any prior experiences with the two powders.

Ideally I’d just grab the one powder and hope for the best. Seat 20 - 100 thou off lands dependant on mag length, do a quick pressure test, load up 20 and bang out a group.


It’ll be Hornady brass as he’s being given some for free with the deal. Any concerns with this stuff still? Few examples of inconsistencies.

Any info appreciated.

Is it new brass? I changed from Hornady to ADG but mine was factory loaded brass which was all over the place pressure wise
I tried 2225 and 2217 bothe worked I think 225 gave better speed.

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Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP

Is it new brass? I changed from Hornady to ADG but mine was factory loaded brass which was all over the place pressure wise
I tried 2225 and 2217 bothe worked I think 225 gave better speed.

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Brand new Hornady.

Thanks for that

would not bother with Hornady, wasted money and time early days trying to make it work with Hornady brass until getting some ADG. H4831sc 64.2gn with 180eldm 20th off lrp has been shooting amazing in 5 different 7prc I know. Powder tested: fairy dust 26, 2217, staball hd, n565, adi 2225

Interested to know about how you found the N565 @tibo. What pills did you run it with & what speeds & accuracy were you getting ? I’ve got some limited supplies of RL26 which is giving me good results with 180 ELDMS, 1/2moa & 2980fps out of 22in bbl running a Bergara B14 carbon Wilderness. Also getting good results with RL25 & 168 LRAbs. In both cases ADG brass. Had a brief play with 154 Interbonds with 2217 in Hornady brass but results weren’t great.

Originally Posted by tibo

would not bother with Hornady, wasted money and time early days trying to make it work with Hornady brass until getting some ADG. H4831sc 64.2gn with 180eldm 20th off lrp has been shooting amazing in 5 different 7prc I know. Powder tested: fairy dust 26, 2217, staball hd, n565, adi 2225

Noted, I’ll try get him to shell out the extra considering he’ll get a shitload more reloads out of it and obviously a lot better product.

Originally Posted by chainsaw

Interested to know about how you found the N565 @tibo. What pills did you run it with & what speeds & accuracy were you getting ? I’ve got some limited supplies of RL26 which is giving me good results with 180 ELDMS, 1/2moa & 2980fps out of 22in bbl running a Bergara B14 carbon Wilderness. Also getting good results with RL25 & 168 LRAbs. In both cases ADG brass. Had a brief play with 154 Interbonds with 2217 in Hornady brass but results weren’t great.

My mate Dave tried N565 in his 7prc 26in barlein 3b with the 195eol. It was producing low sd, 2830fps but rather inconsistent and double grouping.