Thread: 7mm Rem Mag light loads

Hey everyone,
I have ended up with a Ruger Hawkeye in 7mm rem mag(24” barrell, 1:9.5” twist). Full power rem mag loads are a bit beyond what I need, but absolutely love the rifle, so want to see if anyone has any decent load recipes that drop the power down a bit, closer to .270 or .30-06? Is it worth doing, or should I just give in and sell it for something with lesser bite?

I can sell you a neat mod 70 in 243, the joy you will get from fondling this little beauty is incomparable, you will shoot more animals because it will whisper in your ear constantly,,take me out hunting, I want to kill game,,.

Too easy. Drop down in projectiles weight to say a 139-140 and use start load data. And if want really light use trail boss and Thier formular....which is basically as simple as finding a std load ,work out it's volume NOT weight,easy as with Lee spoon set. Drop same VOLUME of trail boss on scales and start slightly lower. I'm picking a start load will see you in 7mm/08 region and trailboss be down in 7mm waters levels.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Too easy. Drop down in projectiles weight to say a 139-140 and use start load data. And if want really light use trail boss and Thier formular....which is basically as simple as finding a std load ,work out it's volume NOT weight,easy as with Lee spoon set. Drop same VOLUME of trail boss on scales and start slightly lower. I'm picking a start load will see you in 7mm/08 region and trailboss be down in 7mm waters levels.

Great advice

Try 120 Barnes