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154 gr Hornady interlock or 140 gr Nosler partition I have both 250 yds max shooting range?.

Pick one and go forth and slay game, elk, whatever......

This, providing they match the velocity envelope of the cartridge. Dunno that either would be advisable if you're launching them at STW/RUM/Mashburn/28 Nosler speeds and taking close shots.

FWIW, my experience is that the 154 Interlock is a gem at 7x57 speeds.

FC

The title literally says 7mm-08.....

Both are capable much further than that but it depends on you, not the bullet or cartridge....

So it does.

I musta got hung up on the "elk bullet" part. He oughta be OK with either one.

FC

I use a 140 grain barnes.

Hornady 140 GMX in 7mm-08 worked fine for me @275 yards on a nice 5x5 bull elk this year. First shot was in the diaphragm, second in the neck; both pass-throughs. Total distanced traveled = 10 yards. Probably not an optimal caliber selection at that distance on a bull but it worked.

Which ever shoots better for you, but both will do just fine.

I killed a spike a couple of years ago with a single 140 Partition from my Tikka 7mm-08, 346 yards. He went down so fast I thought I missed.

Two years before that I killed a 4x4 with the same load, but only 68 yards. Same result.

2870 fps at the muzzle.





P

Haven't killed an Elk with it yet, but I chose the 140 grain NP @ 2760 out of my 18" barreled Ruger 7MM-08.

Nosler partitions are never a bad choice.. Everyone else is trying to do what Nosler did almost 70 years ago..

Wish I could find an accurate load for my 7-08 using the 140 Nosler. Very good bullets but hard to find an accurate load, for me anyway!

In 7MM I recommend any bullet that weighs 140 grains or more, that holds it weight at least 60% on impact. If all else fails you can't go wrong with a 160 or 175 Gr Nosler partition. I have also used the 175 gr Hornadys and they were great..

Amen brother.

Why would anyone use a 175 in a 7-08?

Why not, the 7x57 and 175's is one of the classic heavy game loads. It would work just as well out of a 7mm-08 and should get around 2600 fps or better.

150 ballistic tip/139 interlock/154 interlock/120-140tsx/

Gerry beat me to it.
I had a 7X57 and I used the 175s to great satisfaction. Wonderful load for killing big game. The 7-08 is ballisticly about the same so if the 175 will fit (some mags may be short) it will do the same job.