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  1. zacko

    7 Saum powder selection

    A second saum today same spec as the other but this one has always ran about 50fps slower than the other with every load this barrel has little over 100 down the tube the other would be at 600 now
  2. zacko

    FFP Scope choice for 7PRC Elk Rifle?

    On a bench I'd agree add an awkward angle and that was the undoing of mine beautiful scopes other than that itd be my first choice for prs
  3. zacko

    FFP Scope choice for 7PRC Elk Rifle?

    Iv not long sold my March the eye box really is terrible at high zoom great glass very robust amazing positive clicks nice low profile turrets made it an easy choice for my hunting rifle but the eye box out weighed the good and off it went the parallax is also a pain in hunting situations
  4. zacko

    MTNGear Mountain Bipod Review

    Their is the other nz made bipod the Backlanz which has notched spring loaded legs its abit heavier and the biggest design flaw to me is to pivot the bipod you have to put forward load on it and when you load it on a stationary target it pivots to easy so looses left to right stability somewhat...
  5. zacko

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    A few pages of waffle here before you get into photos but some examples of .223 on NZ Game Animals . It has always being popular but has gained alot of traction with the 8 twist factory offerings https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f12/223-deer-64884/
  6. zacko

    MTNGear Mountain Bipod Review

  7. zacko

    MTNGear Mountain Bipod Review

    Iv being using mine for 6 months now and am pleased, it does rattle on the rifle but I think it's mainly because it's not spring loaded. It cants and pivots extremely well when attached and is almost impossible to move when not attached to the rifle so it's nice and firm no flopping around and...
  8. zacko

    FNG from NZ

    Evening all, Lurked for years sourcing valuable reloading information on cartridges not so popular here in NZ, Zacs my name 33 year old carpenter from New Zealand. Spend my spare time chasing Fallow Deer, Red Deer, Tahr, Whitetail Deer and Chamois in the North and South Island of New Zealand...
  9. zacko

    Excessive pressure from primer switch

    I accidentally loaded 215s in my saum with my 210 load and the velocity jumped 75fps es went wild as did sd. I realised fast what had happened as I'd asked about the primers when I noticed they were purple not red and a friend had assured me he didn't have any 215s they were already in his...
  10. zacko

    7 Saum powder selection

    The most common projectile is the 162 eldm and the 168 berger vld , we have made the change from the Berger as their twice the price now at $225 NZD a box vs $115 for the eldm my 168 load was 63.6 or reloader 26 for 2950 we also run suppressors which seem to gain a little back of velocity back...
  11. zacko

    7 Saum powder selection

    That's 62gns of reloader 26 primers are good no swipes good bolt lift , I read American forums alot theirs a wealth of knowledge and have noticed alot of the speeds seem a little anemic could that be to do with altitude down here in NZ? Our 20" saums average 2950-3030 with 168 vlds 2850-2920...
  12. zacko

    7 Saum powder selection

    Sorry most important part 180 Eldm
  13. zacko

    Go to powder for 7 saum

    I use rl26 with 162 eldm, 168vld and 180 eldm fed 210s for all of them and adg brass loaded 2,935
  14. zacko

    184 - 7 SAUM load development.

    Nice work mate, beauty rifle . That seems long for saami I'm loaded at 2,935 and im roughly 100thou longer than saami I had mine throated for the 168vld recently changed to the 180 eldm still loaded at 2,935 which puts alot of bullet in the case superbly accurate. Looks like it's going very...
  15. zacko

    7 Saum powder selection

    Evening all, Well in NZ any how. 20" bartlein short action Defiance rl26 fed 210 and adg brass

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