7mm Rem Mag

The Swifts are a way underrated bullet.

I load the 150's in a few chamberings, it truly is a do everything bullet and with pretty good ballistics, it is a bullet that performs on game with a wide range of velocities.

It makes the same wound channel each and every time.Use it on coyotes or elk with confidence.



Throttle_monkey1 said:
I use the 150 accubond LR at about 3220-3250 fps and it hits hard. I've got some 150 swift scirocco IIs but I haven't loaded them up yet.
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conor_90 said:
Elk and or Moose are an over the counter possibility in either region I would be hunting in.
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For elk and moose I would use either the 160 or 175 grain Nosler Partition. They are flat base and don't have a great BC. However the 175 is better than the 160. The 160 will shoot flatter, and the 175 will drift less in the wind. Your pick. The BC's for similar weight bullets are better in the 7mm than the 30 cal.
 
I use mainly 162 grain hornady sst"s and 160 and 175 grain sierra bt's out of mine. Tried 140 grain accubonds this year and shot a big mule deer The worked great . For an all round bullet I would go with a 160
 
I like the 150/154 offerings from Nosler/Hornady... soft SST's or BT's for deer, and near Max Partitions or Accubonds for bears and moose (also elk)... you can't go far wrong with these.
 
Out of curiosity I compared a couple of Berger Hunting Bullets; the 150 grain Classic Hunter and the 175 grain Elite Hunter, using the JBM Ballistics Calculator. Here is what I got for 400 yard performance, when sighted in for a zero at 300 yards, and in a 10 mph wind.

Bullet - Energy - Drift" - POI
150 gr - 1750 Ft-lb - 10.2" - 2.4" low
175 gr - 2000 Ft-lb - 8.4" - 2.6" low
 
I've used several 7mm's over the last 40+ yrs. Moose Elk and deer. If your using a cup and core type bullet I would suggest at least a 150 or 160 gr bullet. The 150 gr Partition is excellent. Lighter bullets often open up violently and do not penetrate. The 150 gr Nosler BT can also be included in that non penetrating group of bullets. If you use a mono metal bullet like the Barnes, Hornady GMX or Nosler E-tip a 140 gr bullet works nicely. I have shot a couple large bull elk with the 140 gr TTSX bullet. One shot and one bull fell right there and the other took 2 or 3 steps and collapsed. Both bullets were complete pass throughs and the bullet was never recovered. It doesn't matter what bullet you shoot if you don't hit an animal in a vital spot you could lose it or be faced with a long tracking job. Don't blame your poor marksmanship on the bullet ! Far too much negative feedback out there based on heresay. Comments should be based on personal experience .
 
That cartridge with a 145gr ĺrx or a 160gr Accubond is great for everything. If you are just looking to smack deer sized game the 120gr Barnes pushed fast is a bang flop producer.
 
I've been shooting 160 accubonds for the last 4-5years and before that always shot 140gr partitions with no complaints. In fact I can't remeber why I switched to the bigger accubonds.....
 
I will never be able to NOT advocate Barnes X or nosler partition. They are just the best and most reliable through varied velocities and encountering tough game. I find hunting bullets like SST, VLD hunting, etc to be very dependent on velocities and bullet placement. I have downloaded 175gr Barnes X ( original X bullet) in a 7mm rem mag for bush hunting (South Africa) at 2400 fps, on the border of erratic ignition, they functioned perfectly on wildebeest which are notoriously tough customer. I have also seen them at high speed with text book performance. Same for the partition bullet. Many commercial bonded bullets don't live up to their name, Hornady interbond comes to mind.
 
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