I ran two boxes of factory Hornady GMX ammo through my Ruger M77 7mm-08 and killed a spike elk at a little over 100 yards with one shot (through and through, hitting bone low front shoulder). The wound channel was pretty savage, but bone chunks seem to help tear shtuff up. The accuracy at the bench was from the high .5's to low .7" with 5-shot groups. After seeing the x-rays of lead in harvested game animals, I wanted to try some monometal bullets for the health and safety of my family. Even if a cup/core bullet retains 90% of its weight, that's still 14gr of lead seasoning in my meat with a 140g bullet. No. Thanks.
My buddy just tuned-up a Savage Lightweight Hunter in .308 and has some Cutting Edge bullets in copper and in brass to try out. If they shoot well for him, I might also give them a try, but they are quite spendy when compared to factory Hornady GMX fodder, which has already earned a place on the shelf in my book.
