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.

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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.

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

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.

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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.

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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 :)

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My stockpile just doubled in value :)

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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

The reason I'm running 154gr SST in mine is because I can't get the 162 A max. And I thought the 154gr would work better with the powder I have on hand.

yeah there are no absolutes but I try and go for the most likely. I am surprised the tikka's 1-9.5 twist wouldn't stabilze an amax. The hornady thing dosn't make a lot of sense really given that its all over the net but every story is linked back to the one source from snipers hide. So Id say unlikely that its true but never say never. And note there is no date on the hornady article.

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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.

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Na you won't go to heaven :D

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Na you won't go to heaven :D

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If its full up with the people I think it is I might arrange an extended stop over in purgatory please

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If its full up with the people I think it is I might arrange an extended stop over in purgatory please

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I'm there now James. It aint nice either. :)

You go to Heaven for the climate, and Hell for the company! :thumbsup:

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I'm there now James. It aint nice either. :)

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Sympathy; many on the forum are also married.;)

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My stockpile just doubled :)

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I've still got a little over 2000 amax's so should be good for a while :)
Happy to part with a box or 2

2209, 162A-Max, 15thou jump in my 7mm-08 T3, goes well
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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.

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I had doubts over this initially but its on the hornady web site now. I can see more Berger bullets in my future.
Product Availability Update - Hornady Manufacturing, Inc

reading their hornady in demand page, looks like the whole catalog. good to see a company steping up to the demand

Looks like DAF and myself will be sweet through the shortage. Makes me wonder how many kiwi shooters are sitting on big stockpiles of them.

:D I was but iv dished out most of my surplus to mates and sold a couple on weedle to try and get a bit of interest going in the site. Have enough for my own use for the next year or so.

I had a 24 inch 7 08 true flight ultra match screwed into a sako action. It has a 1 in 9 twist. The idea was to use it to shoot 162 amax bullets at longer distances (up to 500 yds on a still day) for deer. Unfortunately the barrel wasn't good enough and didn't like amaxs, ssts (154 gn), 140 or 150 bts or sierras. It shoots 120 grainers ok which defeats the purpose of a fast twist barrel. In frustration I have had it cut to 18 inches and suppressed.

Maybe the standard Tikka is a better bet for the amax?

Ginga, you must be a far more reasonable bloke than me, I would have used it to check the manufacturers prostate!

Well the manufacturer seemed pretty indifferent to it all. He suggested sending it to a "professional load developer" and if he couldn't get it to shoot (I would pay if he could and the manufacturer if he couldn't) then back to the manufacturer. I had tried numerous options up to this point attempting to get it to shoot and sent it to another gun builder who tried (and failed) as well. The cost just kept building up and up as it toured the country. To be honest its still fucking hopeless even suppressed so is going to be scrapped. A $1500 hole.

I use them at mag length in a 19" t3 with 2208 and they stabilise fine

Second TF tube I've heard of lately that won't shoot. Mate had a .223 tube that shot like poo with like 6 different loads. My.243 one is ok though.

Trueflite seems to be developing a bad rep from what I have heard. Not just for making barrels that won't shoot but also for shit support when there is a possible problem.
Has put me off using them anymore.

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Trueflite seems to be developing a bad rep from what I have heard. Not just for making barrels that won't shoot but also for shit support when there is a possible problem.
Has put me off using them anymore.

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Has TF changed ownership recently?

I don't believe so.

I will never buy another Trueflite barrel even though I had one in 6.5 that was ridiculously accurate.

That makes two of us. To add insult to injury I recently bought a CZ 223 2nd hand that is a tack driver. All for a grand. Makes the cost of the 7 08 barrel and reloading, and sending it around NZ even more sour. Due to running short of lucre and having the shits with it all I will shelve the 7 08 until cash is freed up to re barrel it (with a different breed). I will cut the CZ to 17 inches and use the 7 08 suppressor on it and that will be my bush gun.

Tuiman is jigging me up a 7SAUM on a Tikka action with a suppressor. Cheers for all you help Tuiman on this topic.

I was gunna suggest you send it to the Moronge. Good choice in the Saum.

If i was to rebarrel I'd probably get a name brand blank from Brownells.