7mm Mauser / 7x57mm Mauser Maximum Loads |
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| Warning! Notes: Ruger M-77 rifle with 22-inch barrel, temperature-48 degrees, Oehler M-21/50 chronograph system. Velocities are an average for five shots. All loads were fired in Winchester-Western brass ignited by CCI 200 primers. All MRP and 785 loads were heavily compressed. The 175-grain Hornady round nose was seated to an overall length of 3 1/8 inches. The 175 Sierra boat-tail, 175 Nosler, and the 175 Hornady Spire Point were seated to 3 1/4 inches, and the rest of the bullets were seated to a 3 3/16-inch overall length. (Handloader Issue 66) |
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| Wt. | Bullet | Powder Manufacturer | Powder | Charge | Velocity (FPS) | |
| 140 | Nosler (old style) | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,896 | |
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| 140 | Nosler (old style) | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 3,046 | |
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| 140 | Nosler (old style) | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,893 | |
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| 154 | Hornady Spire Point | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,943 | |
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| 154 | Hornady Spire Point | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 2,866 | |
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| 154 | Hornady Spire Point | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,704 | |
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| 160 | Sierra boat-tail | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,681 | |
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| 160 | Nosler (old style) | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,713 | |
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| 160 | Speer spitzer | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,695 | |
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| 160 | Sierra boat-tail | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 2,858 | |
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| 160 | Nosler (old style) | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 2,792 | |
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| 160 | Speer spitzer | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 2,886 | |
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| 160 | Sierra boat-tail | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,864 | |
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| 160 | Nosler (old style) | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,829 | |
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| 160 | Speer spitzer | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,951 | |
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| 160 | Sierra boat-tail | IMR | IMR-4350 | Subscribe | 2,953 | |
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| 168 | Sierra MatchKing | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,817 | |
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| 168 | Sierra MatchKing | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 2,775 | |
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| 168 | Sierra MatchKing | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,694 | |
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| 175 | Sierra boat-tail | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,611 | |
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| 175 | Hornady round nose | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,632 | |
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| 175 | Nosler (new style) | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,658 | |
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| 175 | Hornady Spire Point | Hodgdon | H-205 | Subscribe | 2,665 | |
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| 175 | Sierra boat-tail | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 2,692 | |
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| 175 | Hornady round nose | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 2,636 | |
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| 175 | Nosler (new style) | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 2,670 | |
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| 175 | Hornady Spire Point | Winchester | W-785 | Subscribe | 2,622 | |
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| 175 | Sierra boat-tail | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,751 | |
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| 175 | Hornady round nose | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,742 | |
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| 175 | Nosler (new style) | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,750 | |
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| 175 | Hornady Spire Point | Norma | MRP | Subscribe | 2,757 | |
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| 175 | Sierra boat-tail | IMR | IMR-4350 | Subscribe | 2,773 | |
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