7-30 waters

[DragoonDrake]

Hey guys,

I need some load suggests for a ported 14" 7-30 waters tc.

130/145/150/168 gr cast available.

Thanks in advance,

Adam

[Westwindmike]

Me too! I have a 14" TC and need load suggestions for a Lee 130gr/.285

[Kraschenbirn]

Can't locate my old IHMSA notes right now but, as I recall, I loaded 30-31 gr. H4895 under the RCBS 145-grainer for a 14" 7R Intn'l (30-30 case necked down and blown-out with a sharp shoulder) which had a very similar capacity to the 7-30 Waters.

Bill

[quilbilly]

Don't know if this helps but I am shooting a 7mm TCU in both a 10" ported and a T/C carbine using 19 gr of 4198. The boolits are either the 130 Lee for target or the 140 Lee bator for hunting. This is a moderate load for an MV of 1550 in the 10" and 1900 in the carbine.

[DragoonDrake]

Thank you krash and quiL

[Westwindmike]

Dragoon,
Don't know if you are still searching for loads, but here is what I'm using.
10.0gr of Trail Boss with the Lee 285-130 with no GC. Velocity is a measured 1350fps and no leading with straight WW lubed with LLA.

As soon as I get a few GC's to try, I'm going to bump up the velocity and see how it does.

[DragoonDrake]

I was fooling around with H322 and found that I really liked how it shot at 50 yards with the Noe hunter bullet. I don't remember the charge off hand but I do remember that it was starting charge for a 145 gr bullet from the hodgdon website.

[ammohead]

I have had good luck with a caseload of VV170 but that is with a 24 barreled 94. Boolit is a lfn 130 by Veral. before he was a guest of our gov.

[DragoonDrake]

Ammohead can you post a pick of your bullet?