What is your favorite Light 7mm-08 load for white-tails?

[swampmaster]

Lets hear about your loads please. I made a run of 120gr ballistic tips in front of 43gr of IMR4350. They shoot well for an 18 1/2 barrel model 7 and are fairly mild to me in a light short rifle. I am looking for some suggestions for possibly milder loads for my grandson in a similar rifle.

 

[EdP]

I developed 2 loads for my M7. Neither has much recoil but may not be any different than your load in that regard. Generally, a lighter bullet will give less recoil. Hammer makes .284 all copper bullets from 90 grains to 172 grains. (On their website, all their .284 bullets have a note to make sure your twist rate is fast enough for the bullet. It doesn't make any sense to me for the lighter bullets, but that's what is there.)

43 gr Varget, 120gr Hammer Hunter
40 gr Varget, 140gr Sierra GK

If I was trying to minimize recoil I would give a moderate load with the 101gr a try.

 

[TN2shot07]

The factory loaded 120 ttsx’s are pretty mild out of one of my model sevens. They’re as accurate as I can shoot that little rifle and hell on deer.

 

[180ls1]

.284 Cal-090gr Hammer Hunter™ - Hammer Bullets

Here is the 7mm pure copper Hammer Hunter™ speed demon. Just think about running this in your 7 mag at 3700 fps plus, or in your 7mm-08 at pushing close to 3500 fps. Laser comes to mind!

hammerbullets.com