7 X 57 Best Bullet Weight

350 Mag said:
1 7mm Bullet I have been waiting to try is the 154gr Interbond from Hornady. It has VERY high B.C (.525). Has anyone shot Deer, Elk or Moose with Interbonds.

I am going to use some 160gr Accubonds on Mule Deer hunt this Fall but would like to try Interbonds next year.
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In a word, well yes.:)

250yds, quartering toward pointed slightly down hill. Entered just inside the front should tool out the lungs and heart, bullet carried on to stop in the small intestine at the front of the pelvis. He did the 40yd death run and then realized he was dead.
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140yds running at a quartering away angle. Bullet in second last rib, exit just inside off side shoulder. 2 neat small holes and she was dead before she hit the ground. Not even a flinch.
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The last poster touched on it......the 7X57 made it's mark in Africa on large game using 175gr. solids and expanding, in both cases due to the great penetration of the long roundnose bullet...prolly not something the TSX crowd wants to hear.
 
140 gr Rem was the first factory load I put thru my Stevens 7mm08. It was crap. Even on reload, primer pockets were loose. Don't blame your #1. The ammo is #### lately.
 
ben hunchak said:
The last poster touched on it......the 7X57 made it's mark in Africa on large game using 175gr. solids and expanding, in both cases due to the great penetration of the long roundnose bullet...prolly not something the TSX crowd wants to hear.
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Not many want to accept that at all mostly due to marketing. Unless you are running a premium boat tail spire point your game will certainly not go down.

I have a box of Herters 175gr at home but since the 154s do so well im my rifle I have found no need to try them yet. Maybe spring bear...
Round nose are my favorite and work well for 80% of my hunting as a general rule. Tried the Interbond out of interest more than anything. I was back to using the standard Interlock this year for both my Ram and Ewe and they worked just fine.
 
I ca'nt believe how well my huskie 7X57 with 140 grain Barnes "Triple Shocks" works so well on deer.

The last running monster mulie (147 pounds, dressed) was shoot at well over 100 yards with one of these "pills", and judging from the wound cannal, why would I bother to use anything else on any large, wild ungualtes in B.C. ?

I get about 1 inch groups at hundred yards, when handloading the 140 "Triple Shocks" in front of 49 grain of IMR 4350.

As an added bonus, this "Micro bedded" 7X57 huskie and scope, tops the scale 7.3 pounds, and when used in combination with a "Safari Sling", becomes a lightning fast and accurate game getter :)
 
Not much talk of light bullets here, but I have been working up a load for Nosler 120 grn ballistic tips for my ruger m77 7x57. I would like this rifle to be dual purpose, a light load for wolf hunting and maybe 160's for moose and bear. At first I tried loading the bullets (140's) just shy of the lands but accuracy was dismal, I think the case neck did not have a proper purchase on the bullet. Now I am loading the 120's to the same length as factory ammo, and with 4320 I am getting supurb accuracy! I worked up from the max load in the book untill my primer pockets started coming loose, and have backed off one grn. I see no other signs of pressure. I was getting consistant 1-1/4" groups at 100 yds off my ski-doo seat, and yesterday shot a 3/8" group off the bench with a 4x scope. I am pretty new to handloading, any comments on 120's in the old 7x57?
 
Anyone who has read a number of my posts know that I am a Partition Fan. In my 7x57 rifles I have used the 140, 150 and 160 grain Partitions. My present 7x57 is a 700 "Classic" I bought from another gunnut on the EE here. It shoots every one of these weights into 1¼" or less at 100 meters. The 160 is the best, the 150, ironically, is the least accurate of the three. I have shot the 175 with other 7x57's in the past, but besides their great penetration potential, could never warm up to them. If I had to be pinned down to one weight, I would probably choose the 160 Partition. ¾" groups at 100 M and 2700+ fps can't be bad. Several Moose, a couple of Elk and a number of Deer would tend to verify my statement. I have some 140 grain TTSX bullets I will try this spring. Regards, Eagleye.
 
In my 7x57 BRNO 21 I use 160gr Speer Grand Slams/50gr RE22/Fed cases/Fed mag primer..............or 49gr-Win 760/140gr Hornady same brass and primer as above....both make 3 shot groups into one ragged hole at 100 yards..................Harold
 
I have a custom 7x57 on an 95 action with a Shillen barrel and my absolutely loves 140gr Barnes TSX bullets, and shoots most others very well. FS
 
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