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What wieght of bullet would u use in the 7mm-08 fir black bear and moose.Or is that caliber to light.
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For 7-08 I would stick to 130-150 range that is the sweet spot for that caliber. 160-180 won't be of much benefit in that chambering. A high BC 140 will actually surpass those higher weight bullets out of the 7-08 in a quick hurry for down range energy.

130 Barnes is excellent out of the 7-08 or a 140 Accubond , 139 Interbond, etc.................And be a fairly flat shooter , very accurate hunting round. If you want a bit heavier Swift Scirocco is a 150 bonded, but that is about as heavy as I would go on that chambering. Remember it is all about on game performance, not weight and velocity. Today's bullet technology allows some very good performance at many ranges.

Most would think that this is too light for much more than gophers. It is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Ask the fellow's who load and hunt with it. ;)

The only thing that would make it unable to down a moose or bear is the shooter inability to hit the vitals effectively.
 
200-250 yds would be a safe max range for the 7mm-08 I,m sure many will disagree ,bullet choice and weight would be 150gr Nosler ballistic tip if it was a hand load if it was a factory load I would use a140gr,
 
A 140 gr barnes TSX will work fine on a normal sized black bear. For moose you could move up to 160gr TSX, but you lose a lot of velocity. With the case capacity of the 7mm-08, by the time you get up to 180gr pills, it isn't pushing them very fast.
 
I'd pick a 150 grain Partition or Swift A-Frame. I think they woupld provide a nice combination of trajectory and penetration.
 
The lowly 120 TSX went through both shoulders of a moose at 350 yards in Alaska so I wouldn't hesitate to use 120 TTSX to the 150 TTSX for moose. Best all around is the probably the 140 TTSX for what you want.
 
Not all will agree, but I think that those arguing more bullet weight have missed the boat with new technology. With the monometals like the TSX, sectional density is largely an obsolete standard. It doesn't seem to matter what weight you use. In the 7mm-08 a 120TSX will do everything a 160 NP will do, other than being made with that cool lead stuff that some shooters like! ;)

As far as what would I use? A 120 or 140 TSX for either animal, without hesitation.
 
450 yards isn't out of the question for the cartridge... it might be for some shooters. I like the Hornady bullets...

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I have to admitt that when I first answered this post I had 7mm rem mag on the brain for some reason..So that is why i suggested the 160-175 .284 bullet weights...

The 150 grain range would forsure be better suited for the 7mm 08 ..STILL the more important thing to consider is the bullet composition ..or at least that is what I think

here is a great link to the difference bullet composition can make...thanks to the hard work of a fellow CGN member

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162814
 
Here's the Moose I took this fall with my 7mm-08 with a 140gr Barnes TSX, the moose made 3 steps and fell over. Shot was around 250 yards.

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Here's the bullet after passing through both shoulder's and done some massive internal damage to the lungs. Found the bullet sticking out of the skin on the far side.
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Traps said:
The lowly 120 TSX went through both shoulders of a moose at 350 yards in Alaska so I wouldn't hesitate to use 120 TTSX to the 150 TTSX for moose. Best all around is the probably the 140 TTSX for what you want.
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:agree::agree:

I have had excellent results with the 120 ttsx over 50.5 grains of h414......

And check out the thread on the 264 bullet comparasin if you are worried about a smaller barnes penetrating....
 
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