I have been a religious barnes bullets guy and havent really experimented with any other bullets so I dont have a hornady reloading manual and cant find one online jsut to look at. I am loading up some 139 gr sst interlocks for my 7mm STW and have a bunch of RL 17 and RL 22 powder I would like to use. Can anyone give me the coal that these bullets need to be seated to and some powder measurements? Thanks in advance guys you always come through.

If you don't have this by this evening I'll scan the relevant pages of my Hornady manual for you.

Thanks man I really wnat to go shooting tomorrow so if I could get those this evening that would work out great. If I like these bullets then I guess I will ahve to quit being cheap and go ahead and buy it.

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Cav Scout did you get the info you needed? if not let me know

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7mm STW data

1BADMO I got some info but it isnt right. I have compared it with several other manuals and the owder charge is way too low compared to other bullets of the same weight with the same powder. I loaded up the max from the hornady manual and it is only pushing 3300 fps. comparable bullets of the same weight are running about 7gr more powder and pushing the bullet at around 3600fps which is what I was trying to achieve with the lighter bullet. I am just going to load up loads to their specs and keep an eye out for pressure signs. Thanks for all of the help guys. I will post my result hopefully by the end of the weekend.

According to the 8th edition max for a 120 gr
#22810 v-max BC 0.365 COL 3.645
#22811 SP, SSP, tipped BC 0.365 COL 3.645
#2810 SP BC 0.350 COL 3.645
#2811 SP,SSP (discontinued) BC 0.350 COL 3.645
#2815 HP BC 0.334 COL 3.645

Maximums H3450 3500 FPS 70.9gr
RL-19 3600 FPS 78.0
WIN WMR 3600 FPS 80.2
A3100 3600 FPS 80.7

only ones pushing 3600 hope it helps

There are different listings let me know what bullets your loading and ill send you more info take care

I am loading the 139 gr sst with RL-22 thanks for the help

I can scan Hornady if you still need it.

The Hornady book contradicts itself. It states the max COL on the Case specs page as 3.600 but seats the bullets out to 3.640 which wont chamber in my rifle very well. I am going to modify a case and use the hornady coal gauge to figure out the right depth.

I wanted to love the Hornady manual more than I can because when you lay it out next to the Lyman manual and some of the powder maker manuals it sometimes feels like they are referencing an entirely different bullet/caliber.. I have found that the powder manufacturer's recommendations seems to be better. Please note: I am very new at this so if someone tells you different please consider my experience relative to theirs.

Look like they made an error in the manual. Most all there OAL for the specific bullet is over 3.640. I would bet there is an online revision correcting this.

SAAMI specs show a Max overall legnth as 3.600 inches.

http://www.saami.org/specifications_and_information/index.cfm?page=CC

I also checked my reloads that function well in my 7mmSTW Remington 700 with a detachable magizine loaded with 160gr partitions and they are 3.580. I actually setteled on that legnth for reliable functioning in my rifle.

for that grain bullet there are none going past 3400 fps