Originally Posted by PJGunner
Originally Posted by duke61
Is anyone here hunting elk with 7mm-08 and 145 Hot Cor? What are the results?

If I were to use a Hot Core in 7MM, I believe I would go with the 160 gr. I run that one at 2600 FPS from a 7x57 using 7-08 data. My rifle is a modern Winchester M70 Featherweight. Even cow elk can be big and tough so I prefer more bullet weight. I would think if you went fo a lungs shot the 145 gr. bullet would work. Proper placement is was does the trick.
PJ

I can't comment on "elk", but that 160 Hotcor is an awesome bullet. I loaded some 160 Grandslams in my 7mm-08 as back up for a moose hunt last year and they work great, too.