Any 160gr 7mm from 7mm/08 to 7mm RUM, I want opinions please? This goes hand in hand with my other post about the .270/160 going 2950fps load I have that "mimics" a 7mm Rem Mag, give or take a bit. I was aware that I would hear from more 270 users than 338WM users, it just is a fact of logistics. However, through the years, I have seen more 7mm Mags (all stripes) and 300WMs than 338WM "in the field" or 340W. Both dynamic rounds I know for a fact. In later years, with newer powders the 7mm/08 and 280AI. No one really doubts the effectiveness of a good Medium caliber, (could throw in 35 Whelen and such too) on elk. But "usually" when a person wants more than a .270/308/30-06, they will go to the 7mm Rem Mag. A lot will go to the 300WM.

I was comparing my 270/160PT @2950 with my old Mod 700 7mm Mag from the late 70's/to mid 80's I used. I tried the slowest I had available to me powders ( H4831 & H870, MRP) and my rifle just did not give good accuracy with the 160 partition. IMR 4350 best load did and according to the Nosler manual, it was "supposed" to be going right at 3100fps. I finally had it checked by a guy who had a chrono (PACT) and it was 2950fps. Plenty, but not the Bob Hagel/Warren Page/Les Bowman load I had been reading about. I was using the 150PT/3200/4350 as my deer load, so I wasn't hurting. I loaned the rifle/160 load to a friend and he did kill a midsized bull elk with it in Colorado. Hurray, my load worked just fine! I later in life got my 3100 and change ( a lot of change in both the 7mm STW and 7mm RUM) My best 160 load was 2800fps in my only ( though 22" bbl) 280AI and another friend used it on a huge cow elk, 1 shot and down.

So, you guys that have used any 160gr bullet ( which many will argue the 7mm caliber "balances" with) on heavy deer/hogs/elk/big game...what was your speed and how did it work for you? Since I threw in the standard 7mms, I won't ask for your rifles weight, that's irrelevant for my info. This is, again, not trying to say what is "better" than a 338WM or Medium load, or 30-06, etc but just how the 160 7mm did on heavier game? Thanks guys.

Last edited by Jim_Knight; 06/15/19.