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Milek was my favorite writer growing up. He had a great take on selling real life experince. If I were to take my 7-08 elk hunting tomorrow I would shoot 154 Hornady's or 140 Partition. Tomorrow my answer may be different, 140 TSX or AB.
Like Brad said, that range of MV just aint as demanding on bullets as compared to some of the other choices.
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....TSX
140's trump 120, hint
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The whole point about a premium expanding bullet is that it's supposed to still expand at long range (low velocity) and hold together at close range (high velocity). The Nosler partition was the first premium bullet I ever used and still does exactly that just fine. A bullet that just does one or the other isn't a premium bullet as far as I'm concerned no matter what they charge for it.
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I agree with Chuck. 140 Partition is the first thing I'd reach for...but would not turn up my nose at a TTSX or Swift Aframe either."Think" penetration first expansion second;getting both, in that order,is nice to have.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Wife used a 140 gr TSX out of her 7-08 (ai running low 2900s) to take a decent 5x5 at over 300 yards. They worked for her. Expect they would work for you.
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Today, 7mm elk bullets are an embarrassment of riches.....
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Glad to hear Partitions and Hornady's mentioned in this thread. Makes me feel my bullet selection for elk is not antiquated yet.
Then to see the 145gr Speer listed...am I dreaming? I have one 7x57 that it really shines in. Used it on Mule deer but never poked an Elk with it.
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I am going to try a 120 NBT on one in a couple of weeks out of a 7-08. It has punched through shoulders on deer and exited for me. I will probably avoid the shoulder on elk, though.
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139 gr GMX, or the 140gr Accubond.
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140 tsx worked for me. edited to add try varget powder.
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140's trump 120, hint What makes you think that.Terminal performance difference will be dick....hint
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I would make a small wager that any of the bullets listed would do the job.
I would lean toward the 139gr GMX though. No reason in particular.
My friend's 14 yo daughter shot her cow elk with a 7mm-08 140gr NP. Classic NP. Nice hole through the heart, recovered offside under the skin, front half of the bullet gone, dead elk.
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7mm-08 for elkThis guy seems to think highly of the 7mm-08 with corelocks and elk.
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7mm-08 for elkThis guy seems to think highly of the 7mm-08 with corelocks and elk. This guy is a dick. If he thinks a .280 would have done any different at 70 yards he's just proving the whole story is BS. I've killed two bulls with two shots from a BLR in 7mm-08 and neither took more than a couple of steps with one DRT.
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140 grain Hornady flat base spire point or 140 grain Nosler Ballistic tip would be my choice. These two bullets work all the time every time in the 7mm-08 with IMPRESSIVE internal damage, which is what kills. You sure as heck don't need a premium bullet. The low velocity at 100-300 yards doesn't allow premiums to perform at their best. Cup and core bullets do a WHOLE lot more damage internally. Flinch Flinch is right. The beauty of the 7-08 is that you dont need tough bullets at the relatively moderate speeds it generates. Three of my four children killed deer, elk and black bear with the same 7-08, starting when they were 12. It was loaded with 140gr. ballistic tips doing about 2650 fps at the muzzle and it penetrated well and I never saw any of the softish ballistic tips blow up. A big added bonus to using cheapo bullets is that you get to shoot a lot for cheap and you become very familiar with your rifle and load when you can afford to bust rocks all day.
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You can practice with the cheaper 140-gn NBT's, then drop a 140 Accubond into the same load for a bit of added insurance. Or at least, that works in my 7-08 and (with 165's) in my 30-06 as well.
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While hunting Thanksgiving weekend in the Texas Hill Country, my son and I stumbled upon a huge Stag that obviously escaped from one of the high fence ranches in the area.
120gr. TSX was effective.
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IIRC Elk (John Haviland) and his boys have killed a pile of elk with 7mm-08 rifles, with a variety of bullets...
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7mm-08 for elkThis guy seems to think highly of the 7mm-08 with corelocks and elk. Is this guy serious???? I just read his account and having a tough time believing the course of events, let alone his recommendations within 80 yds..
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