I too like a little heaver bullet in my 7mm-08. I have two "go-to" loads I use depenting on expected range.
1) Hornady 154gr Round Nose on top of 47.5gr H414 @ 2,735 FPS
2) Speer 145gr Hot-Cor SP with 48.0gr IMR4350 @ 2,830 FPS
Both of these loads shoot sub MOA in my rifle and I always get pass through shots. I have never recovered either of these bullets.
My favorite is the 154 RN. It is the most accurate bullet in three different 7mm-08's. It totally hammers whitetails and is excellent on hogs as well.
A couple of weekends ago I got two hogs with one shot at 100Yds with the 154 RN. Another hog stepped in front of the hog I was aiming at just as I fired. It was a broadside shot and the bullet hit the first hog in the head just in front of the ear, passed completely through, hit the second hog just behind and slightly below the ear (right where I was aiming) and again passed through. Both were DRT.
Regards
firstshot
