I have a fairly decent load using the 150 gr. Nosler Partition at 2700 FPS with Re17 and can push it a bit faster if I want to. This from an M70 Featherweight. I can also push a 140 gr. Ballistic tip to 2800 FPS using W760. I'm thinking of trying to see what I can accomplish with 160 gr. Speer Hot Cores for game larger than deer. Trials with the 150 gr. Nosler ABLR have been dismal in three rifles chambered to 7x57 and terrible as well in a 280 Rem. Go figure.
Probably for deer I'd use a 140 gr. bullet but frankly I like a 150 much better. I noticed that the late Jack O'Connor and his wife both apparently preferred the a 160 gr. bullet for all their hunting with a 7x57. I think I'll look into that as well.
Paul B.

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