jbirdwell
AH veteran
I just picked up one of the Ruger #1’s in 275 Rigby and was wondering if I can use published load date for the 7x57. I’ll be using 7x57 brass until I can find some of the 275 brass.
One of my 7X57's is a No.1-A and I use the load that I listed earlier in this thread.I just picked up one of the Ruger #1’s in 275 Rigby and was wondering if I can use published load date for the 7x57. I’ll be using 7x57 brass until I can find some of the 275 brass.
Sure, I agree with you. The point I was making is that all the loads have the same overall length with the one exception.Those are just standardized recommendations... my load in two of my current rifles is 3.070" and there is still a jump. You have to determine what is best for your own rig.
The Barsness guidelines are very good guidelines to follow. Like you, I have found 7mm-08 data to be useful as a sanity check for my 7x57 (in terms of overall ballistic potential).Since the 7x57 and 7-08 are nearly identical in case capacity, I used Hodgdon 7-08 data to work up loads for my Model 70. Since throat dimensions, and therefore pressures, vary considerably with individual rifles I took advice from John Barsness: "... I tend to load to a certain velocity level rather than a specific charge weight. With appropriate powders, velocity correlates strongly with pressure. In barrels 21-24 inches long, 2800-2900 fps with bullets in the 140-grain range is easily obtainable with modern powders, 2600-2700 fps with bullets in the 160-grain range and 2500-2600 with 175s." "But the powder charge required to reach those levels varies considerably from rifle to rifle". (The Big Book of Gun Gack, Barsness, 2015)
My best results were with 145 LRX and StaBall 6.5 at 2940 fps or 150 Nosler Ballistic Tips with StaBall 6.5 or Reloder 26 at 2850 fps.
I haven't tried that because I don't have such a gauge currently. Its with JJ now.Did you try and measure the cartridge's over all length to the lands with Hornady’s o.a.l gauge. With that you can keep a bullet from jamming by seating the bullet deeper.