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7mm Mag #6847226 08/06/17 04:10 PM
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Guys,

I want to run Hornady 168 ELD-X in my 7 mag. What powder are you guys running in yours? Also are you using standard or mag primers...what are the benefits of going one way or the other?

Mel

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Is this a new bullet weight? I am only familiar with 162 & 175 in the 7MM ELD-x


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Probably not...lol. It's probably the 162 and I just got it wrong.

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It's 162

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I went and purchased the tenth edition Hornady Handbook for this very question. I loaded RL 25 ladder test with the top being 69.3 gr. (book value 3000 fps) because I had RL-25 on hand. Have not shoot it yet.
Other powders listed for 3000 fps:
IMR 4831
RL-22
H1000
MAGPRO

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CCI 250 or Fed 215M (if you can find them)

H-Retumbo

I loaded a friend's with 168 Bergers and it shoots like a house on Fire. Same powder, same primer but I load a 180 Berger in mine, same results. Stupid accurate and makes plenty of velocity. Both are compressed charges.

Of course, Rerumbo is a temperature stable powder, which is all I ever use.


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Retumbo
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In no particular order. I've gotten really good results with all of those 3. Just depends on which your rifle likes best


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