7x30 waters ?

[Jeff.L]

Anyone loading cast in a 7x30 waters.
Have 130 gr Lee mould and 168 gr RCBS mould.
Looking for data for unique or green dot... Thanks Jeff

[Wayne S]

Jeff,
What are you shooting them in ?, rifle of T/C ??

[Jeff.L]

Shooting in a 14 in contender hunter barrel..

[Kraschenbirn]

No first-hand info for those powders but, for me, IMR3031 produced quite satisfactory preformance with both JB and cast in a TC Super 14 chambered for the old IHMSA 7R International...based on a blown-out 30-30 case and essentially the same as the 7x30 Waters.

Bill

[Wayne S]

I've had a 14" 7-R for many years, It has about 10% less case capatity that the 7-30 but to your question, My standard Unique load for most everything is 10.0 gn. Unique. I'm loading some up with a 140 Saeco and a 145 RCBS with the 10.0 Unique. I think the 168 RCBS is to long to stabalize at the speed you will get from Unique.
I went to 3031 & 4895 with J bullets to get the JP break to reduce recoil so I could use a rifle scope,
What do you plan to ues this for ?

[Milanodan]

Fired a few cast Boolits from my 10" barrel Contender. Some of the Boolit weights are oddball-I wanted to make sure they stabilized at such low velocities. No high pressure signs.

124 gr. Unique 10 gr. 1385 FPS 528 Ft. Lb.
138 gr. 700X 4 gr. 847 FPS 220 ft/lb
138 gr. 700X 5 gr. 944 FPS 273 ft/lb
152-GC 2400 15gr. 1501 FPS 760 ft/lb


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[NVScouter]

Any more?

I'm thinking about getting the LEE 7mm mould for fire forming since Old Goat was kind enough to swap me barrels.

Plus this would be a good plinker/steel/camp pest load if under 2K FPS

[Blammer]

well his question was kinda specific to green dot and unique.

I got nuthin in those powders for suggestions.

[NVScouter]

well his question was kinda specific to green dot and unique.

I got nuthin in those powders for suggestions.

Open to any powder for I have at least 20 on the bench at the moment. I did look at that 7mm Hunter bullet, what weight is that again?

[Blammer]

7mm hunter is 150gr, I like 30gr of IMR4895 with it out of my TC super 14 in 7-30 waters.

It toppels the 200meter rams nicely. :)

[bearcove]

Midsouth has 6 cav 7mm soupcan in stock. I got one for mine.

[Blammer]

me thinks swedenelson didn't make enough of these moulds.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Cast%20boolits/7mm/DSCN8116.jpg

[NVScouter]

I covet your mould..............