Thread: Kimber 7mm08 and 120 BTs

Greetings All,
I did some load development for a friend shortly after the 7mm-08 came out. He was having problems with poor accuracy using 760 powder. I found that mostly you would get two shots together and one flyer. I used 47, 48 and 49 grains with the 130 grain projectile. Results with Dupont IMR 4895 and 4064 were much better with tighter and more consistent groups. There was not much data around at the time but Ken Waters had done a pet loads report in 1980 which was most helpful. No chronograph in those days but I note that Ken got 3,052 fps from 50 grains of 760 behind the 120 grain and Hodgdon got 3,023 fps from 49 grains of H414 with the same weight. Much more than you are getting Forestry.
Regards Grandpamac.