Thread: A bit of 7mm advice

You can load them with a longer oal just single feed them which isn't a problem if you are hunting LR.

Also could go to ar2225 which should fling them along a bit faster than 2217.

Your barrel should stablise 180's ok I would have thought.

Try the Berger 168 classic Hunter as they
Aren't as pointy so will get you closer to the lands. They like jump so are very forgiving. I have a 1-9.5 twist and the 180 eldm are shooting well but none of the other Hornadys do. You should be up around 2800fps with your barrel and the bc makes up for the slower speed compared to the 160 gn bullets. 2225 is a good powder with the 160 and above I've found in the 7 rem. Also Norma brass has a bigger capacity so let's you seat deeper and still get enough powder in