Thread: 7-08 rem & 162gr Amax?

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.

Originally Posted by Tahr

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.

Na you won't go to heaven

Originally Posted by Sidney

Na you won't go to heaven

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

Originally Posted by kiwijames

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

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

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

Originally Posted by Tahr

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

Sympathy; many on the forum are also married.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

My stockpile just doubled

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

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.

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.

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!