Originally Posted by 2muchgun
I am not a fan of ballistic tips at the short ranges specified.

R-15 or Varget and a 120 TSX or about 46gr. IMR 4350 and a 140 Partition.

Your son in law chose wisely. The 7-08 is as good as it gets for deer......


2muchgun,

Good morning to you sir. I can remember using the 120 ballistic tip back in the early 80s and like yourself was not a fan at close range. Apon the advice of a close friend however I tried the 120 in a 7mm-08 a few years back and found the modern version to be a different animal. In fact in my opinion it performs much more like a partition nowadays. I've taken 11 deer in the last 3 years anywhere from 30 yds to almost 300. I've found the 120 ballistic tip to work exceptionally well at a variety of distances. My previous load in this rifle was with the 120 Barnes. While the Barnes worked very well for me my experience was the longer shots were less than stellar if one is taking a heart lung shot.

Respectfully
Trystan

Last edited by Trystan; 10/18/16.
Good bullets properly placed always work, but not everyone knows what good bullets are, or can reliably place them in the field