That's what I've read up a bit too?..
It would be similar case for the 139gr , it works but not much insurance behind it on the bigger stags,
Different story for the Hinds, but they are a bit smaller an not as dense
experiencing slow kills with heavy 7mm08
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It would be similar case for the 139gr , it works but not much insurance behind it on the bigger stags,
Different story for the Hinds, but they are a bit smaller an not as dense
Well seems to work broad side facing straight on shots etc. Use the Speer 180 BTSP in 30-06 as well shot multiple moose, elk ,sheep, black and grizzly etc prefer quartering shots on bears and goats take out shoulder and lungs. every one has there own preference and things can go wrong with any bullet. Lots of times its the shooter or shot taken not the bullet that cause the problem.
Yeah this is true,
I've had a 180gr brsp go in the nose and stop at the jaw bend of a sambar stag.. found it a week later still alive an killed it with same bullet thru the lungs!
Tbh after switching to all berger elite hunters.... i will never stray. The bergers just seem to shut them down right there. And accurate as heck. Last about 5 animals have just dropped. Insides are soup.
Tried barnes, hornady and many others but ill be sticking to bergers fwiw.
Tried barnes, hornady and many others but ill be sticking to bergers fwiw.
It’s crazy what hitting teeth will do to a bullet. Its like shooting a bag of flat files.
yeah thats about it at the bottom line, not quite the pace that many of those 160s are designed for--
nah 7rm wouldnt even kill an elk, an recoil is about 900 on the out of 1000 scale--- hoping to use the 410 solids
I've seen a lot of elk and moose killed with a 7 Rem Mag etc. And recoil is about the same as a 30-06. - dan
Haha disregard.. quoting the other thread..
Seven Mags cool for past 300m more often than not
If you have a Rem 7 in 7mm-08 and want to push heavier bullets a little faster, a rechamber to 284 isn't that hard. Feeding may or may not be an issue, and modifying or replacing the mag box for longer coal's is a good idea. I did that on the Rem 600 I rebarreled to 284 some years back. Made for a great high country rifle. Relatively light, but with enough power to reach out as far as I care to shoot, with authority. - danHaha disregard.. quoting the other thread..
Seven Mags cool for past 300m more often than not
Curious as to your shot placements as you only have said one and it sounds like you high topped the deer below the spine,
I shoot the hornady 139gr whitetails out of my 7mm-08, they break apart abit if you hit a rib but I’ve shot lots of whitetails, Blacktails and bears with it and everything folded like a lawn chair on the spot with lung, heart or neck shots
I shoot the hornady 139gr whitetails out of my 7mm-08, they break apart abit if you hit a rib but I’ve shot lots of whitetails, Blacktails and bears with it and everything folded like a lawn chair on the spot with lung, heart or neck shots
I don’t know. I’ve taken 140 s up to 3600 in my STWs and 80’s up to 3950 in the 257 Weatherby and kills were still slow. I don’t believe there’s enough speed in the world to make copper the equal of lead.I will just say this using a 110 or 120 TTSX. In a 7-08 at 3100 FPS plus there will be no SLOW KILLS !RJ
Ok RJI don’t know. I’ve taken 140 s up to 3600 in my STWs and 80’s up to 3950 in the 257 Weatherby and kills were still slow. I don’t believe there’s enough speed in the world to make copper the equal of lead.
some have been a bit marginal id say for sure- tad back often being the case--- thus resulting in the slow kills per say--
once you get them right in the shoulder area now, the bullets work fine and the deer die reasonably quick--
im going to use those 154gr SP , an expecting quite a good performance out of them - -
Try them over RL19, or whatever the Aussie equivalent is. That combo worked well for me. - dan
recovered some 308win 168gr eld-m's from bear camp last week, launched at 2592 fps from 20" sako, factory white box match, kid hit a broadside boar at 150 (little over 5 1/2 foot) a bit back of middle, he ran bolt quick and got one in the rear as it lumbered over a lip at 175, it was down but breathing 20 yards over lip, it's the finisher he put quartering away through it we caught (didn't catch the others although the 2nd one likely smashed and never looked inside), so point blank 2560 fps impact, monster mushroom pancake under the hide after going through all the middle from in front of back leg to opposing front leg, peeled right back over a very short tail, about 90 grains left for 55% retention, 1st one I've caught from the 308 eldm combo, then another kid smoked a beauty cinnamon boar at 225 exact same quartering away through the whole middle of bear and looked essentially the same, big ole mushroom but peeled back over itself about half way or a bit more, that bear died on the spot, 2256 fps impact, 117 gr or about 70% retained...
'you can't hunt with match bullets'
hahaha, best things for moderate velocity cartridges since sliced bread, probably even better with more speed, but you hamstring yourself shooting delayed controlled expansion stuff in moderate velocity cartridges, unless you like tracking and eating right to the hole, rapid expansion with enough sd for game intended is where you want to be if faster kills are what you're after
eld-m - 'm' stands for murder, but you can also shoot matches with them, they are 100% hunting bullets lol
'you can't hunt with match bullets'
hahaha, best things for moderate velocity cartridges since sliced bread, probably even better with more speed, but you hamstring yourself shooting delayed controlled expansion stuff in moderate velocity cartridges, unless you like tracking and eating right to the hole, rapid expansion with enough sd for game intended is where you want to be if faster kills are what you're after
eld-m - 'm' stands for murder, but you can also shoot matches with them, they are 100% hunting bullets lol
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I shoot everything from coyotes to moose with 140gr accubonds deadly accurate and at 2875fps in a 22" barrel I have no problems putting game down but shot placement is everything.
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big fusion fan for accuracy but always seem to trail game at least 60 yards with them, and the sad bc they just get more pencil-y past 300, they work, but some things work faster, I shoot eldm now and just walk up to almost everything we shoot, no trailing required, don't wrap as much meat per animal but a lot less lottery on finding things once they go out of site and long term will wrap more meat imo140 gr fusion
Killed moose, elk , mule deer.
1 shot kills, very little meat damage, recoil is very tolerable and it fun to say 7mm ought 8
