AZ Wildcat Report post Posted August 2, 2017 For those of you who have been loading for 7MM WSM, what are your favorite loads? I'm particularly interested in loads for 168 Bergers, 162 ELD-Xs and 160 GR AccuBonds, but if you have something else you're happy with I'd love to hear about that too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted August 2, 2017 180 bergers and H-1000 168s are great also Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ Wildcat Report post Posted August 2, 2017 Thanks. The 168s shoot well in mine but I don't think my twist (9.5) is fast enough for the 180s. What is your twist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted August 2, 2017 8T for the 180s is what we have. You just never know, as we shoot 208 Amaxs out of 308 Wins at 2450-2500fps with 1-12T and they are fine out to 1200. No BS there as we have shot 100s that way. Did a little looking around and some with 9.5T are shooting the 180. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted August 2, 2017 How do you find brass for 7 wsm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted August 2, 2017 We cant. Using what we have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ Wildcat Report post Posted August 2, 2017 8T for the 180s is what we have. You just never know, as we shoot 208 Amaxs out of 308 Wins at 2450-2500fps with 1-12T and they are fine out to 1200. No BS there as we have shot 100s that way. Did a little looking around and some with 9.5T are shooting the 180. Interesting. I played around with some 175 gr ELD-Xs last summer and had decent results, but I only tested them out to 100 yds before I got involved in some other stuff and set that process aside for awhile. I'll try some 180 Bergers too, I'd love it if I could get a heavier bullet to shoot well out of this rifle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ Wildcat Report post Posted August 2, 2017 How do you find brass for 7 wsm? Yeah that's the hard part. I have a decent supply of fired brass I've collected over the years. Last summer I back ordered 100 cases from an online retailer (I can't remember who), wasn't optimistic I'd ever get any and forgot all about it. A couple months ago they showed up in the mail! Right time / right place I guess... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted August 2, 2017 Brass is about the only thing holding me back from a long action 7 wsm 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cell4soul Report post Posted August 3, 2017 Brass is about the only thing holding me back from a long action 7 wsm Plenty of 7 SAUM brass available from Norma and the cartridge has very similar ballistics with less powder. 7 Sherman Short Mag would be another option assuming you are willing to fire form SAUM brass. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted August 3, 2017 Sorry I hikacked. My stw is a 9.5 twist. It shoots the 180 vld's in tiny groups. I'm around 3000 fps and 3000-7000 elevation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted August 3, 2017 Brass is about the only thing holding me back from a long action 7 wsmPlenty of 7 SAUM brass available from Norma and the cartridge has very similar ballistics with less powder. 7 Sherman Short Mag would be another option assuming you are willing to fire form SAUM brass. Is the saum a good candidate for a long action like the wsm is? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ Wildcat Report post Posted August 3, 2017 When the WSMs and the SAUMs came out (what, 15 years or so ago?) I somehow got it in my head that the WSMs would be more likely to gain a large following than the SAUMs. I've long since forgotten why I thought this, but it seems I bet on the wrong horse. That said, I LOVE my 7mm WSM...it's my favorite rifle I've ever owned (although a newly-purchased 270 WSM may overtake it). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cell4soul Report post Posted August 3, 2017 Brass is about the only thing holding me back from a long action 7 wsmPlenty of 7 SAUM brass available from Norma and the cartridge has very similar ballistics with less powder. 7 Sherman Short Mag would be another option assuming you are willing to fire form SAUM brass.Is the saum a good candidate for a long action like the wsm is?I would think so, but better question for a gunsmith or someone that has built one. I can say this, with my 7 mm SAUM, I am extremely limited to my seating depth options if I want to chase the lands. The long heavy high BC Bullets usually like to be seated closer to the lands. I was able to get some of these to group about an inch when I loaded to magazine length. I ended up loading bullets with a tangent ogive that are less sensitive to seating depth and had several different bullets group about 1/4". I had to give up BC to shoot these bullets. If I had a long action, I would be able to seat the long heavy bullets where I wanted them. In the end, I am still really happy with the results. The 145 LRX's are grouping well under an inch and I am right about 3200 FPS. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archery bank Report post Posted August 3, 2017 168 berger classic hunters with Win 780. Unfortunately 780 is not available any more Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
