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7mm-08 and Barnes 140g TTSX.

Daughter #1 hunted elk for the first time last year with a .308W. She is recoil sensitive so I loaded up 130g Barnes TTSX at 3045fps using CFE223. She didn't get a shot bbut will probably be using the same ammo this year. (I may bump it to a 150g TTSX.) Her comfort range as a shooter is about 300-350 yards.

Barnes has a 7mm-08/120g TTSX at 3005fps and Double Tap has a 140g at about 2845fps. Either should work.

Have not tried Nosler or Hornady monometal bullets but have had nothing but good on-game experiences with the Barnes TTSX.

(One friend had two TTSX tips come out and jam his rifle. I attribute that mostly to operator error - he was a first time hunter with a new rifle. After the second time and a little instruction on proper bolt manipulation there were no more problems.)