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I'm a fan of the 150 NBT.

Anyone using the 150 PT out of the 7-08?

I'd recommend the 160gr. accubond or the 160 or 175gr partition. I've used the 175 partition in 7mm-08 and was happy with it. At 7mag velocities I'd switch to the 175 Woodleigh or A-frame, but they both need more velocity.

I assume you are talking the Nosler Partition. If so, as stated, I have. It is a good performing bullet. It is a little softer maybe than the 154 Hornady and twice as expensive. My only real comments.

I have killed elk, deer and bear with both of those bullets. No hesitation to use either one. I don't think heavier bullets are needed at these velocities.

Would be hard to beat a Woodleigh Weldcore, I use 140gr for SAMBAR, which is a tougher Animal than the Elk, will to live is hard to believe.

I use 140gr in my 7mm08 to keep a few FPS up my sleeve for flatter trajectory and 140gr holds up very well in close and out to 350m.

if I were woods hunting with this Calibre I would load 160gr and keep shots to under 200m.

longer , heavier projectiles really start to bite into the 7mm08 case capacity, especially with Match grade chambered Kimbers and alike.


if Woodleighs are unavailable, Accubond or as mentioned, Partitions are the Standard of which all else is measured.

Curious.... Have you killed many rutting bull elk to compare to?

I've killed many truck loads of animals with a 7x57, some of them pretty big. I have mostly shot 140 TTSX Barnes at about 2900 fps whitetails, kudu, gemsbuck whatever. It will penetrate at pretty much any angle, which the Sierra won't. I've shot a ton of Sierras in the old days, when there weren't premium bullets, broadside shots through both lungs, they are deadly, bad angles, no thanks.

I've shot a ton of monos a lot of them at whitetails. I've shot one head of game twice. Most of them were at moderate speed 2900 or so out of a 7x57

My wife and I have killed quite a bit of game with the 140 Accubonds with good results.

This year I had a moose tag, and decided to switch to copper for a little more penetraion. I used the 139 GMX and it worked well, but I don't think the jump from the accubond was necessary.

Luckily my gun shoots them both well at the same point of impact, so I can switch back and forth. I have a very good elk tag as well that I'll be hunting this weekend, and I'm not sure which round I'll use. I'm very confident with either.

I have 140gr partitions loaded up for my wife 7-08

Granted not on elk, but the 160 Sierra out of my 7x57 does a fine job on deer, never been able to find one in the animal and leaves a nice wound channel.

+1

Flawless performance from the 120grTTSX on 2 bull moose & a good bag of northern Canadian whitetail deer.

I have been hunting elk in Montana for about 39 seasons (and all except two years) I have shot one or 2 elk, maybe 45 or 50 total elk. I estimate most of the elk I killed were with 7mm bullets. Most out of a 7mag and quite a few out of a 7x57. Depending on yardage most would be at similar velocity as a 7mm08.
The biggest bodied elk I have ever shot was with the 7x57. I used a ruger #1 with 150 Barnes x boat tails.
For the past 16 years I have used a 7mag with a 26" lilja barrel and 150 swift siricco bullets. Very happy with their performance on elk at ranges from 30 yards to 650 yards.
This year I picked up a 7-08 model 7. I am getting a bit older and figured it would be nice to pack in the timber. I will still use the mag when I'm in more open long range areas.
I tried but couldn't get the swift siroccos to shoot in it. I did get a great load with 139 hornady gmx bullets so that is what I plan on using for elk this year.

I think I'm in this camp.

In my old Remington 725 .280 Rem., for years I've used the 140 grs and 160 grs Nosler Partitions, and the 139 grs Hornady Interlock bullets on Elk, Mule Deer, Blacktail deer, antelope, and Black bear. They have always performed well for me.

Guess I'll stick with 'em.

L.W.

Our last 4 fell to 120 B-Tips. 2 in 7-08 and 2 from .280 Rem. 1 shot each from 325 to 420 yards.

Pics and load data please.





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140 partition

I am coaching a woman who is learning to hunt in her 40's. She shoots a Tikka 7-08, and we standardized on the 120gr TTSX as her hunting bullet. The day before yesterday she shot an average sized muley doe in the front of the chest (i.e., it was looking at her dead on) at about 125 yards. DRT, and I found the bullet just under the skin of the stomach, right in front of the hips, as I started to field dress it. So it had gone through about 30" of critter, from sternum to hip. Recovered weight was 106 gr, and two petals were gone. Makes me think it would be adequate on elk as well.