Thread: Model 7 7mm08 150gn eldx load development

I had no luck with the 145 hotcors sadly. Have a load with 120 prohunters doing 3080fps out of 20" barrel and 120nbt doing 3170 bit can't find any so going to develop some 150eldx with 2206h and 2209. I'm curious to see if real time velocitys will be much beween them.

Originally Posted by dannyb

So an interesting quandary has arisen......
It has been suggested that in the short barrel I may see better velocity with ADI2206h, I have access to about half a bottle but there is no load data that I'm aware of ?
I was thinking I might load a ladder up starting at 38gn going up to 39.5gn as a bit of a test....anyone else got any data or able to feed that into quick load for projected results ?

Had a quick look at 308win data for same weight pills and that would suggest a starting load of 40gn and max of 45.5 would it be safe to assume similar with the 708 ?

Use 154gr ADI data for the 150 ELD-X. That's how Hornady groups them in their reloading manual.
2208 is the best burn rate for a 7mm08 with a barrel longer than 16 inches, if you can get it.

Originally Posted by winaa

Use 154gr ADI data for the 150 ELD-X. That's how Hornady groups them in their reloading manual.
2208 is the best burn rate for a 7mm08 with a barrel longer than 16 inches, if you can get it.

Like all things reloading 2208/varget is unobtainable just like 120/140gn nosler bts and cci primers

Am sure you could swap some of your 2209 for 2208

Originally Posted by superdiver

Am sure you could swap some of your 2209 for 2208

Maybe but would wanna try it before commiting to it, at least I know the 2209 will work.

The 2208 will work. Im swapping my 2209 for 2208 to do a 162eldm load in my short 7mm08. Plenty of people seem to be getting great results and far more common using 2208

Anyone wanna swap 1.5kg of 2209 or 2208 ?

Second choice power for 7mm08 and bullets over 140gr would be Win760 with a magnum primer or a Winchester primer. Yes its a similar burn rate to 2209 but... you don't run out of room in the case like you do with 2209 and get better velocity.

I wonder what Hodgdon superprofrmance would go like

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I've heard that red can add an extra 200 ft/s

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Originally Posted by 25 /08 IMP

I wonder what Hodgdon superprofrmance would go like

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Probably too slow a burn rate, its similar to 2213.

Originally Posted by winaa

Probably too slow a burn rate, its similar to 2213.

I recon it would work it goes great in the Creedmoor and .260 with heavy pills so should go well in 7-08 with 150-162 weight.

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I think you should just stick with the 2209 @dannyb looking at adi pistol data for a 15inch 7mm08, 2209 is 50 fps up on 2206h and 2208 as well. They are cramming 45.8 grains into the case at 2.8 inch coal though. Plus you know 2209 works, it's temp stable, and the really big plus, you have a shed load of it already

If you want to tutu, then tutu away! I get what you mean when you say it was too easy but sometimes easy is good lol

Too late
I have traded all my 2209 for 2208.
I just wasn't comfortable with how compressed the loads were and I normally don't mind compressed loads (the amount of force and crunching whilst seating was a lot) I couldn't run a longer COAL due to the short mag length in the mod 7 so no way to reduce the compression without dingle feeding and that wasn't happening either.
Have just loaded a ladder with 2208 in new Norma brass and will shoot it tomorrow see how it goes.
Have gone to just over 1gn above book max no compression at all and I reckon there might even be room to go higher again but will see what the ladder results show.

And let's face it I do love to tutu.....