Thread: Sako 7mm rem mag and 168vlds

Originally Posted by Jit

I had good results with 168s in Norma brass with 72g of 2217 using federal mag primers.
In my past RMs.

I also used Berger classic hunters with the same load. For game I anneal VLDs as per Nathan Foster method. This is In case a shot presents itself at the 2000fps range. And you want more reliable expansion. I used them to great effect to 250m bang flop. And match accuracy.

But
Shot a stag at 620m last year, but using ELDs. I would Have been worried about the VLD at the long range unless bone was struck.
Just my 2c

I anneal the 168’s for my SAUM, and have found they performed well. I understood they should open up better at longer ranges/lower impact velocity after annealing being softer?
As a side note, I load them to mag fit in the model 7, so the jump must be quite big, and they shoot into 1/2”, both when it had a 22” and now a 17 1/2” barrel. 180’s in my practical also have a 60thou jump and are very accurate, so maybe try a big jump and see what happens?
Cheers