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I just got a new one, looking for the perfect bullet specifically for whitetail deer. don't need recommendations for elk or moose or elephant, just deer. thanks to all you users of 7-08, looking forward to working up the loads for it.
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Welcome to the 7mm-08 brotherhood I absolutely LOVE this round. I shoot it more than all my other rifles combined. 139 grain Hornady flat base has been a winner for me for years. It is cheap, accurate and hammers deer. You sure don't need premium bullets, nor would I use them in the 7mm-08. I have been killing deer and lots of pigs with the 120 grain Hornady hollow points as well, out to 550 yards. I haven't recovered a single bullet yet. I honestly have no idea how many critters I have killed with this bullet. All have dropped at the shot. Flinch
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Shot many a flat base 139 myself, very accurate and solid reputation of clean kills, tad more accurate than the boatail in my experience and a few cents cheaper.
FWIW, it's what Rem loaded in their initial '140 corelokt' loads for years over a powder like W760/H414...48-49gr comes to mind, but check it. Me - I loved Varget and IMR4064.
I killed deer w/120s in SP and HP Hornady's via a 7mmBR rifle, at 2878mv, but prefer 140s typically.
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Welcome to the 7mm-08 brotherhood I absolutely LOVE this round. I shoot it more than all my other rifles combined. 139 grain Hornady flat base has been a winner for me for years. It is cheap, accurate and hammers deer. You sure don't need premium bullets, nor would I use them in the 7mm-08. I have been killing deer and lots of pigs with the 120 grain Hornady hollow points as well, out to 550 yards. I haven't recovered a single bullet yet. I honestly have no idea how many critters I have killed with this bullet. All have dropped at the shot. Flinch any recommended loads with that bullet..sounds exactly what I am looking for. I have had great success with Hornady cup and core in 270.
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139 Horn flat base and R17 is slamo dunk the way I'd go
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The 139 would be a great choice, also might look into the 120gr. Nos. BT as well.
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I've got everyone on ignore so,.........did anyone say 139 Hornady SP? Lots of powders will make it sing. Varget, 4064, 414/760, etc. I've probably burned more 414 than anything in the 08.
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Remington 140 grain Core-Lokt can't be beat.
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Oh ... but it can ... My 7-08 prefer the 140 Fusions over the "Deadliest Mushroom in the Woods" ... By a long shot
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I was gonna mention the NBT 120 too, of course that's not exactly original on my part. I found a good load with Varget, shoots accurate and at 3,000 fps. Lots of guys get more speed but I settled on the accuracy load.
I just got the rifle, so can't say how well it kills deer, but it shouldn't be an issue, and everything I've heard is positive.
Best part was, I got to stretch it out a little this past weekend. I have the 2.5 X 8 VX-3 with CDS turret on the rifle. I zeroed at 200 yds., but hitting a 12-inch target at 450 with the 120 NBTs was a slam dunk, and even at 820 was consistent as long as the wind stayed down.
That's more than I'd ask out of the rifle (a 6-lbder) on game, but it was just good to know that the little 120 worked at distance.
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Lots of great bullets for the 7-08 out there. I like the 140grNBT especially for deer sized game.
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Out of the bullets mentioned, are any of them more "meat friendly" on deer than the others in a 7-08? That 139 Hornady flat base sounds interesting, but I've only used their spire points in 25-06 & 270 before.
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120 NBT or 120 TSX (or tipped TSX).
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I just got a new one, looking for the perfect bullet specifically for whitetail deer. don't need recommendations for elk or moose or elephant, just deer. thanks to all you users of 7-08, looking forward to working up the loads for it. nosler 120 or 140 gr BT
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Forgot:
162 'Max. Nothing trumps its inherently superior BC of .625...
Hint...
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Oh ... but it can ... My 7-08 prefer the 140 Fusions over the "Deadliest Mushroom in the Woods" ... By a long shot Someone has simultaneously been eating Mushrooms and posting if they think the corelockt is any great shakes. I believe the same individual claimed the 7mm-08 was not big enough for deer.
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140 Partition or 139 Hornady Interlock.
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ok, thanks for all the suggestions. I am going to try 139 gr hornady's and if, for some reason they don't shoot, I will move on from there. willing to spend the summer getting that ONE load that will work. I do have great confidence in Hornady for deer especially.
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Add some RL-15 and you're there.
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