7MM-8 Compressed IMR 4350
Loading from Speer manual #13 for 7mm-08 for 120 grain V-max with IMR 4350 and min to max is 48 gr to 52 gr max - compressed. Well the ladder load charge of 50.1 grains is at the top. Can this be a misprint? I have never been this close to filling a case in any cartridge. I'm not loading anymore of this powder until I can confirm this is safe. Probably just switch over to H4350 and load up some ladder loads with that. What do other mauals say for that powder/bullet combo for min/max? Thanks.
i don't have any manuals with me but speer data is pretty much right at max.
if you look in a imr manual they are usually pretty conservative.
i would go to hodgdons website, you can see quite a lot of different powders and compare them.
Sierra lists a max load at 47.9 and says nothing about any compressed loads. Neither Lee nor IMR list that powder for the 7-08.
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