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I like the 140gr TTSX at 3200 fps in both my 7 WSM rifles.
My new 280 AI is going to see 150gr TSX and 160gr Partition bullets.
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In my .280AI I've used the 160NPT on antelope, deer and elk. It's accurate and always expands back to the partition(at least on the ones recovered)penetrates very well and does all this near or far, good angle or bad, with or without hitting bone. Hard to find something truly lousy in 7mm but I will string along with this in a magnum 7mm case. Kills everything.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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The 140 grain 7mm Nosler Partition is my go-to bullet in the 7x57.
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I think so too. I'm putting together another 7wby right now, and considered going with a bigger hull..But after arguing with myself over it, I really dont want to drive that bullet faster. I think i'm where I need to be FPS wise,and too fast if anything.
If I always planned on 500+ yard encounters then yeah, more speed would be OK, but i dont go lookin for a long shot, so I really think between 2800-3000 is a nice place to be with that bullet as a starting velocity. Agree with every word. I basically went through the same thing with that exact cartridge, of which, I have 5 such chambered rifles.
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140 grain Sierra Game King...... KILLS CHIT DEAD!!!!!!!! 
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Depends of course on what your going to pull the trigger on, but for southern White Tail, 139gr, Hornady SST's are my favorite for accuracy and lethality in 7mm/08.
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I have used both the 139 gr and 154 gr Hornady with good results on deer. I like the 145 gr. Speer in my 7mm-08. Lately have been using either a 150 gr Partition or 150 gr Ballistic Tip in the .280
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