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All I can tell you is I shot 160g Grand Slams at about 2850fps in my 7mm RM for a lot of years (thought they were faster until I got a chrono) and they tipped elk over just fine. At 2700fps with a 160g, give or take, a 7mm-08 isn't far behind.

Mule deer is the only type of deer I've hunted but I've always figured the 7mm-08 was one of the best cartridges for deer-sized game � it is easy on the shoulder and hard on the deer, and can reach out to 500 yards with manageable drop and plenty of energy.

I'd probably go with 140g AccuBond or 139g InterBond. You can launch the 120�s faster but the difference in trajectory isn�t very much. Assuming a 140g AB @ 2900fps vs a 120g Balllistic Tip @ 3200fps, both with MPBR zeros for a 6� diameter circle, the 120g BT is down 28� at 500 while the 140g AB is down 36�. Energy for both is about the same at 500 yards as well, 1243fpe for the 120g BT and 1267fpe for the 140g AB. At 300 yards the difference in trajectory is less than 2� and again the energy is about the same, with only a 12fpe separating them. The important difference for me is I wouldn�t be nearly as concerned about bullet blow up or excessive meat loss at close range with the AB.