Thread: 7-08 rem & 162gr Amax?

i am looking for a load if anyone is using this combo,it will be flying out of a tikka t3! OAL is no issue as i'm using ai mags,cheers

Will struggle to stablise from the 9.5 twist at 708 velocitys. May be worth a try tho.

Got them shooting great in a sako 75 using 2209. Think it was the start load.

if they don't shoot well, I will buy your left overs

I see the production of the 162 amax and a lot of Hornadys other high BC bullets has been suspended. Id say it will be a fair while before we get to see them back down here, so it might not be the best bullet to do your load work with unless you have a stockpile of them.

Originally Posted by L.R

I see the production of the 162 amax and a lot of Hornadys other high BC bullets has been suspended. Id say it will be a fair while before we get to see them back down here, so it might not be the best bullet to do your load work with unless you have a stockpile of them.

Interesting news...I go thru a few Amax's....might pay to stock up a bit

Care to share your info source?

There is a post on snipers hide where a guy posted a list from hornady stating the products they are suspending from manufacture.
75&80 gr amax
105 amax
162 amax
And lots of others.

Originally Posted by L.R

There is a post on snipers hide where a guy posted a list from hornady stating the products they are suspending from manufacture.
75&80 gr amax
105 amax
162 amax
And lots of others.

And there's a zillion guys preaching today that the world is going to end, and that I will go to heaven. That's bullshit to me too, unless I arrive there safely one day. Then I might be convinced.

My stockpile just doubled

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

My stockpile just doubled in value

Nothing like some good ol scaremongering to make a buck off

Its worked for years

There is a list from hornady there so I'm guessing its fact.
They are hard to get now so I'm sure it will get harder.

Um? A Word on Availability - Hornady Manufacturing, Inc....

162 Amax in a 1-10 twist is generaly fine, Iv been using them for years at varying velocities in a few rifles, stability improving with velocity is generally overstated ie: it will but it takes a lot, the 168 vld is slightly longer and Berger recommend a 1-10. Stability dosn't guarantee accuracy.

That's a good link Sneeze, thanks for that

Yea after reading your link sneeze it sure makes me question if the list I read genuinely came from hornady.
I know plenty of people get away with shooting 162's from tikka barrels but it dosent always work. Years ago I rechambered a 7-08 tikka to 280ai and it would not stablise the 162's, so I know for a fact that it dosent always work