Originally Posted by ckat
The 140 SGK HPBT is my bullet of choice in the 7mm-08. I actually like it WAY more than the 140 NBT, and I’m a big fan of the NBTs as a whole.

DF, for your needs I think your choice is perfect!

Thanks for your experience and opinion. It confirms my thinking.

In a few minutes, I'm gonna wrap cubed tenderloin, jalapeno and cream cheese with bacon and grill, courtesy of a 140 SGK HPBT..

Meat on this fat, 120# doe looks really good. The rest of it is on ice in my truck, headed for the processor tomorrow.

I've kept meat on ice for several days. Coming from NM with pronghorns, we'd drain the water and add ice periodically. This deer was in the cooler over night, meat was cold when it went in the ice. Not that much water to drain.. Pronghonrs went in the ice chest right after skinning. We always take ice chests full of ice when we hunt them. Skin'em quick, cool'em quick and you have great meat. "Stink goat" not in my vocabulary. Us Cajuns do know how to take care of meat.

DF