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I am thinking Barnes TTSX but maybe I need a little softer bullet for whitetails, I tried the Hornady SST last Fall with unsatisfactory results (too soft)My shooting ranges rarely exceed 100 yds but an occasional 200+ yard shot is possible, so I need a bullet that will perform well over a fairly wide range of velocities...Thanks HB
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Take a look at the120 grain Nosler BT. I run it out of a .280AI at over 3300fps and it works famously on deer near or far.
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We've run TTSX and MRX from very close to about 300 yards on antelope and deer. No problems with expansion using 100g/.257 Roberts, 168g/.308Win/.30-06/.300WM.
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Very good, My first thought was to the TTSX bullet but I wasn't sure about expansion at closer ranges......Thanks HB
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Does the Nosler BT exit?.............HB
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Try 140 Sierra Game Kings or 140 Accubombs they work for any species of deer.
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You certainly don't need a fancy bullet to take a whitetail, but with your ranges and the speed the 7 Mag can generate a tougher bullet wouldn't be bad. Of course you could load it down since you say the majority of your shots rarely exceed 100 yards. Then you could easily get by with a less expensive bullet. Hornady Interlock and Winchester Power Point come to mind. There are many others.
I have shot 2 deer with the 120g NBT out of a .284 Win. The first a whitetail buck at 35 yards. Took his heart out, but did not exit. The jacket was perfectly mushroomed, but there was no core left. The 2nd a mule deer doe at 281 yards. The bullet glanced off her shoulder carried on through the neck and exited her head. MV was 3200 FPS.
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I am thinking......I need a little softer bullet for whitetails,...so I need a bullet that will perform well over a fairly wide range of velocities...Thanks HB Whitetails are easy to kill with a stick & string. I don't reckon they're to discriminant on bullets. Hornady Interlock or Remington CoreLokt.
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Take a look at the120 grain Nosler BT. I run it out of a .280AI at over 3300fps and it works famously on deer near or far. I do the same thing with my 7 mag. Entrance hole and exit hole have been about silver dollar size.
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I think any 140 gr bullet would work, I like NoslerAccubond,
Hornady Interbond, Swift Scirrico, and Sierra Game King in that
order. When I was in my teens I shoot quit a few deer,with
the $9.95 Federal power points in 150gr, in 30/06 and 308. Seemed
to kill every time.
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I have killed ("Harvested" HA!)many deer over the years with cheap bullets, mostly Remington Core-Lokt's but I have used some Hornady stuff including their SST, Interlock and Interbond along with the mighty Sierra Gameking BTSP when I used to reload, I don't reload anymore as I don't shoot near as much as I used to, I spend most of My spare time these days scouting for trophy Whitetails so I want a factory load and don't care to buy premium ammo, since I shoot so little (2 boxes a year or so for each rifle)it doesn't hurt so much to buy the pricey stuff. I definitely want a bullet that will crash on through a big Whitetail and a bullet that is capable of doing it at not the best angles, I have learned that a big buck will not always offer a perfect broadside shot and many times you will only see one of these ghosts one time over a whole hunting season or none at all so you better be ready to take a shot with a good bullet and with a cartridge that has plenty of azz, if I see a buck that I will shot these days it is rare indeed so I want him down and out ASAP, I want a bullet that causes as much damage as possible and leaves an exit hole...........HB
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After 20+ yrs. using BT's I recovered my 1st one this yr. Aug. 20, 150 BT out of a 7RM, probably only weighed 70 gr., stuck next the skin behind the ribs,shot almost facing me, high shoulder, ran about 2-3 ft., totally trashed top of lungs and bottom of spine, DRT.
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That's some great results but I want a bullet that will exit and leave a good blood trail, also I think I will go for shoulder shots this Fall instead of the classic behind the shoulder shot, I am curious if I will see any different result............HB
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Does the Nosler BT exit?.............HB I have yet to see one stay inside a deer. The ranges have varied from 40 yards to right at 300 yards. The exit holes are roughly the size of a silver dollar and the innards are nicely blended.
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160 AB's and 150 Partitions.
Will break bone, will exit, will not cause massive meat damage, but do open nicely.
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I have killed ("Harvested" HA!)many deer over the years with cheap bullets, mostly Remington Core-Lokt's but I have used some Hornady stuff including their SST, Interlock and Interbond along with the mighty Sierra Gameking BTSP when I used to reload, I don't reload anymore as I don't shoot near as much as I used to, I spend most of My spare time these days scouting for trophy Whitetails so I want a factory load and don't care to buy premium ammo, since I shoot so little (2 boxes a year or so for each rifle)it doesn't hurt so much to buy the pricey stuff. I definitely want a bullet that will crash on through a big Whitetail and a bullet that is capable of doing it at not the best angles, I have learned that a big buck will not always offer a perfect broadside shot and many times you will only see one of these ghosts one time over a whole hunting season or none at all so you better be ready to take a shot with a good bullet and with a cartridge that has plenty of azz, if I see a buck that I will shot these days it is rare indeed so I want him down and out ASAP, I want a bullet that causes as much damage as possible and leaves an exit hole...........HB Federal factory stuff.....140 Nosler Partition.Think Federal still loads it. Lost count of the deer killed with that bullet, from several 7mm cartridges;mostly grown up deer,and from distances of under 50 yards to about 500....Have yet to recover a 7mm 140 NPT...you will get exits.Shoulders don't slow them down. Who needs a blood trail? 
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I found the 120 Ballistic Tip too hard for whitetails. The 120 V-Max or 140 Ballistic Tips worked just fine.
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Lets see sub 100 yds maybe out to 200 and one whitey's out of a 7. I'd take a look at a 150-175 round nose at moderate speeds would do just fine. Gotta think that Hornady makes something like this.
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Kinda like a 7x57, can't really think of a bullet from a 7mag that would'nt work in those parameters other than the light varmint bullets....Russ
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140 gr. accubond is what I use. I never could figure the logic behind using 160 gr 7mm bullet on deer.
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