R15 with Nosler 120 Ballistic Tip - 7mm-08 load

[1Merlin]

Had this in the wrong area I think...... Just put together a new Silhouette Rifle in 7-08. Have a match on Sunday.

The only powder I have to work with is R15. I would like to put a Nosler BT 120 on top of R15 and get 2750-2800 out of it. Somewhere around ~2.8 OAL. A nice mild load.

Can someone suggest a good place to start on this.....

Thanks..!

 

[1Merlin]

Well... Ended up using 39.5 of the Re15 at 2.85 AOL. 2860 fps and nice accuracy on the 200, 300 and 385 meter targets. Load worked a lot better than the shooter..... :'(

Used the Hornady Ballistics online calculator and it worked to the exact click on my come ups with the new loads. (I did a 162 AMAX load also and it hit the 500 meter perfectly using a 200 meter zero) - I was very impressed with it.

High Power Silhouette is not the easiest thing I have ever tried.....

 

[280Ackleyrized]

If you can find any, varget really shines in 7-08 with the 120nbt. MV may be a tad more than you want(3100 in my rifle with max load of 45 grns) but its scary accurate