School me on the 7mm Rem Mag

**nak** · 19-08-2017, 07:22 PM

Right I think I'm sorted....I've got some 150gn B/tips on the way to use up some of the 2213sc which I'll use on the upcoming tahr trip. I also managed to find a couple of boxes of 162 ELD-M that I'll have play with later on.

Any particular primers that I should look for - reading through some old threads Federal magnum primers seem well regarded.

**Shootm** · 19-08-2017, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by nak

Federal magnum primers seem well regarded.

You got it sorted

**nak** · 15-10-2018, 11:05 PM

Well for that tahr trip last november, I ended up using the 150gn ballistic tips with 2213sc nice and accurate but not overly fast - did the job though.

I'm headed over in couple of weeks to chase spring tahr again, and this time I've followed the hype and decided to try the 162gn ELD-Ms. Worked up a ladder to check velocities load with 2217 and this was the first group I shot with the charge weight I had settled on. Again, not super fast but I'm happy with the accuracy and with this load it will hold 1500ft/lbs to around 600m, so that'll do me.

Not bad for a 5 shot group from a standard tikka - shot off a sandbag

Untitled by nak _80, on Flickr

**Mooseman** · 16-10-2018, 07:44 AM

I noticed your load at 70.5 grs of 2217 gave 2865 fps my 7 mm mag a rem 700 and 71 grs of 2217 is going 3042 fps average out of a 24 inch barrel. Amazing the speed difference. That is with the 162 gr ELD X.

**7mm Rem Mag** · 20-10-2018, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by nak

Well for that tahr trip last november, I ended up using the 150gn ballistic tips with 2213sc nice and accurate but not overly fast - did the job though.

I'm headed over in couple of weeks to chase spring tahr again, and this time I've followed the hype and decided to try the 162gn ELD-Ms. Worked up a ladder to check velocities load with 2217 and this was the first group I shot with the charge weight I had settled on. Again, not super fast but I'm happy with the accuracy and with this load it will hold 1500ft/lbs to around 600m, so that'll do me.

Not bad for a 5 shot group from a standard tikka - shot off a sandbag

Untitled by nak _80, on Flickr

That's a bloody good group, good on you