28 Nosler with 140’s - Velocity
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AckleymanII
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Jason, I Have had Four 7 STW's with zero freebore, shot the 140s 3600 fps and above, 120's at 3850, tiny, tiny groups, 26" bbls. Primer pockets do not last long as Winchester quit making brass, but it is a hunting rifle, not a steel shooting rifle.
Brother and I shot the Nosler 140g C/T bullet with no failures on deer, pard shot the 140g ttsx in his cut with my reamer.
Sub 1/2" groups at 200 is the norm with high power optics and 1.5" groups or less at 300 is normal. 2.5" groups at 550 or a tad less with a 3mph wind is what should be expected out of Non trued Rem 700's in a bedded sendero stock. Three of these guns were Rechambered Rem 7 Mag Sendero barrels and one 27" pac nor super match. I ordered the Pac Nor barrel with a 1-11 twist for shooting the 140-150g bullets in and picked up another 100-125 fps with amazing accuracy. Load development in all barrels was less than 25 rounds with the 140g CT bullet, and half that with the 140g TTSx(jumping .050).
There used to be a video on You Tube of a guy culling does at 700 yards with Nosler 140g BT, impressive to say the least in a Rem factory rifle which you are lucky to get 3550 out of with accuracy due to the super long and over size throat.
Other cases to consider and use Winchester brass is the 7 Mashburn and the 7 Practical.
Good luck!
I forgot, the first 7 STW I worked with had was around 1988 or so, when Lane Simpson put out the article on it. I ordered a reamer from JGS with zero freebore as this was my cousin's rifle. He put a 28" Hart 10 Twist #5 contour on a Savage 110. First time to the rifle range, was awesome. He wanted to shoot the nosler 120g solid base lead tip...what ever. I necked down Rem 8 Mag brass, and we started shooting 1 shot at a time, increasing powder charge 1.0g at a time, fire forming brass at the same time. When we hit 3800 using R#22 with 215's, Andy said he was getting scared. I told him to go get in the truck and listen to the radio. I continued shooting, and at the next charge put me right on 3900 shooting a group that opened up a single bullet hole. I saw the very slightest amount of case head lettering start to thin, but no hard bolt lift, etc. So, we backed the charge down .5g and Andy was happy.
We took the rifle home and cleaned the barrel. Then the next day, sighted the rifle in 1/2" high at 200. 300 was about 3" low, we dialed up and marked the scope knobs, then 4 and 500. I cleaned the barrel at the range. Then put up 10 clay pigeons at 500, Andy broke every one of them without missing, and then shot the pieces that were left over. By this time we were approaching 75 shots fired on the barrel.
Andy and his family have killed a LOT of Missouri deer with that rifle and those 120g Solid base.
28 Nosler and 7 STW are kissing cousins.
Brother and I shot the Nosler 140g C/T bullet with no failures on deer, pard shot the 140g ttsx in his cut with my reamer.
Sub 1/2" groups at 200 is the norm with high power optics and 1.5" groups or less at 300 is normal. 2.5" groups at 550 or a tad less with a 3mph wind is what should be expected out of Non trued Rem 700's in a bedded sendero stock. Three of these guns were Rechambered Rem 7 Mag Sendero barrels and one 27" pac nor super match. I ordered the Pac Nor barrel with a 1-11 twist for shooting the 140-150g bullets in and picked up another 100-125 fps with amazing accuracy. Load development in all barrels was less than 25 rounds with the 140g CT bullet, and half that with the 140g TTSx(jumping .050).
There used to be a video on You Tube of a guy culling does at 700 yards with Nosler 140g BT, impressive to say the least in a Rem factory rifle which you are lucky to get 3550 out of with accuracy due to the super long and over size throat.
Other cases to consider and use Winchester brass is the 7 Mashburn and the 7 Practical.
Good luck!
I forgot, the first 7 STW I worked with had was around 1988 or so, when Lane Simpson put out the article on it. I ordered a reamer from JGS with zero freebore as this was my cousin's rifle. He put a 28" Hart 10 Twist #5 contour on a Savage 110. First time to the rifle range, was awesome. He wanted to shoot the nosler 120g solid base lead tip...what ever. I necked down Rem 8 Mag brass, and we started shooting 1 shot at a time, increasing powder charge 1.0g at a time, fire forming brass at the same time. When we hit 3800 using R#22 with 215's, Andy said he was getting scared. I told him to go get in the truck and listen to the radio. I continued shooting, and at the next charge put me right on 3900 shooting a group that opened up a single bullet hole. I saw the very slightest amount of case head lettering start to thin, but no hard bolt lift, etc. So, we backed the charge down .5g and Andy was happy.
We took the rifle home and cleaned the barrel. Then the next day, sighted the rifle in 1/2" high at 200. 300 was about 3" low, we dialed up and marked the scope knobs, then 4 and 500. I cleaned the barrel at the range. Then put up 10 clay pigeons at 500, Andy broke every one of them without missing, and then shot the pieces that were left over. By this time we were approaching 75 shots fired on the barrel.
Andy and his family have killed a LOT of Missouri deer with that rifle and those 120g Solid base.
28 Nosler and 7 STW are kissing cousins.
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Hi AckleymanII, I know the STW is a legendary open country round thanks for the write up. The kind of performance you were getting is exactly what I was hoping for with the 28 Nos.
Some would say rounds like these are overkill for whitetails or muleys but the flat trajectories just can’t be beat in my opinion.
I was thinking 140’s but I know there a couple of really good 120 grain options out there too. Supposedly the 120 ballistic tip is a fairly tough bullet.
Some would say rounds like these are overkill for whitetails or muleys but the flat trajectories just can’t be beat in my opinion.
I was thinking 140’s but I know there a couple of really good 120 grain options out there too. Supposedly the 120 ballistic tip is a fairly tough bullet.
whitetail laser would be the 110ttsx barnes. That is the best option hands down.
Wow, barrel length, and powder used?
28” Krieger with IMR 7828
When overkill is underratedDang Barry...Are you using that load to shoot off your back porch in Tennessee to kill deer/hogs in central Mississippi?!!!
Robin
I set it 3” high @ 100yds and aim top of the back at 500 yds. Got tired of using a rangefinder in the beanfields. LOL
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