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Another vote for the Federal Fusion.
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hornady american whitetail
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Won't work on mulies or blacktails.
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Won't work on mulies or blacktails. I too found the humor in the name they put on that load. Oddly, my Hornady 139btsp handload clocking along at 2820 did a nice job on my '13 mulie at 330 yards. Must be the boat tail difference!
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120 gr Federal Fusions are like claymore on deer. Spectacular performance. Ive tried a bunch of different ammo... Prvi, Remington, Winchester, Hornady..... they all worked.... Make sure the knife is sharp.
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Another vote to the Fusion line by Federal. Either the 120 or 140gr load will suffice. Get a box of each and see which it prefers. I'll bet your new rifle will take a liking to one over the other. Every 7/08 I've come across tends to be somewhat picky in regards to factory ammo.
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Tried some 180g Federal Deer Thugs in my Ruger American .30-06 last weekend.
Since I own't have time for load development before elk season, these may well be the load I use. If not these, 180g WW Power Points have shot well, too. I doubt the elk would notice the difference.
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You just need to get a few boxes of non tipped ammo and try it out. The Hornady American Whitetail shot well in mine as did the 120 Fusion.
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Federal Fusion & Hornady American Whitetail .I have used both with great results . I lean to the Hornady though .
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Hornady with the 139 Interlock. I have the same bullet from a 7x57 factory load somewhere around here that penetrated a mature doe from left neck/shoulder junction to right femur. Bone left a flat spot on the mushroom where it bounced off. Not a lot of velocity by then but it penetrated a lot of deer. Just one example.
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