Originally Posted by Mule Deer
Gladesman,

I've ... have been shooting the 160 Sierra GameKing for years at 2700 from the 7x57. Have tried a bunch of bullet weights and eventually decided around 160 grains works great, partly because the moderate muzzle velocity doesn't put too much stress on cup-and-cores at modest ranges, yet performance is very good at longer ranges too.


John, you seem to write about that bullet quite a bit. Is that your favorite bullet in the 7x57 regardless of range?

RM

"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown