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45 Varget did 3090 fps in my daughters Marlin. This is her shots at 200 yards


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120NBT and Max load of Varget. Sub .5moa shooter in my Borden. That little pill is one mean SOB on whitetails. I run mine 010 off the lands. MV 3100


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Originally Posted by 79inpa
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Varget!

I have never seen top velocity with varget. I have however seen really good accuracy. Has this been your experience.


So in other words you are asking him if he has experienced good accuracy and velocity with the powder he recommended?



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This was the first bullet I tried in my 7mm SAUM and it accounted for 2 whitetails and 3 hogs last year. Pass thrus on both deer & 2 of the hogs. All DRT! The bullet is going 3300+ in my rifle. Packing the same combo in a few weeks for more hogs. No need to change this bullet is very accurate and kills awesome.


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Originally Posted by Fotis
45 Varget did 3090 fps in my daughters Marlin. This is her shots at 200 yards


That's my load in a 22" barrel, it gets 3050 and outstanding accuracy. For the OP, I wouldn't worry about any arbitrary velocity goal, shoot what's most accurate. I got around 3100 with Big Game, but not as good accuracy.



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Originally Posted by Fotis
45 Varget did 3090 fps in my daughters Marlin. This is her shots at 200 yards


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Like others have said. Varget and the 120 BT's are your friends. It will work just fine at the distances you specified. I get 3050fps with my factory rem 700.

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The plastic tips have fixed expansion problems with the Barnes. They’ve become my go to bullets, but only the TTSX, I won’t use the hollow point version. The 7mm 120 grainer is pretty remarkable, I like the all aspect quality that the ballistic top doesn’t offer. I’ll take shot with it from angles I wouldn’t take with a ballistic tip because I can count on it penetrating.

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Informative thread. My daughter has been working all Summer,and has saved a nice little sum of money. She has decided to buy her own rifle. Till now she has been using her mother's old m700 270. Ultimately,it's her decision what she gets,but I'm pointing her toward the 7/08. Thinking of loading the 120 grain pills. I know the combination has a good reputation here on the fire. Must be worthy.


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For the record I have 2 other 7-08's and all love the 120's and Varget. The Model 7 is what I posted about earlier but the other 2 shoot almost the exact same load to way under MOA also. Only bullets I use for the 08's.

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I have been loading 120gr Barnes ttsx for 5 years for my wife's browning x-bolt 7mm-08, 15 whitetail deer have been taken, all of the bullets exited and the deer drop like a ton of bricks. Average weight on the deer 120lbs-200lbs, does, to bucks at distances out to 300yds.
I use the load data provided by Barnes on the web site. My current load is with Varget powder and Chrono velocity of 3,005fps.
This is below max, but produces soft recoil and sub min groups.

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Sitting in a deer stand as I text.

Rifle is a custom Bobby Hart sporter with Hunter’s Edge. I didn’t have time to work up loads. Got a couple of boxes, Nosler factory 120 NBT.

Sub MOA. They’ll work until I have time to see what it’ll do.

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Box says 3K MV.

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Originally Posted by Fotis
45 Varget did 3090 fps in my daughters Marlin. This is her shots at 200 yards


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Rl 15 or Rl17 120 Bt or 120ttsx. has worked for me.

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Either RL15 or Big Game works in my 7mm-08’s. Both are accurate; Big Game seems to givea little more velocity.


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I shoot the 120bt with 44gr of varget. I had to go 040 off the lands for reliable feeding in my model 7. Been shooting bt for 15 years and love them. If you like a behind the shoulder shot though, I'd look at a different bullet, bt in my 708 and 270 are just too fast for a lung shot in my experience, get small exits and hardly any blood trail if any, kills them every time but can make recovery a pain unless you can watch them fall. I shoot 200 yards at most at our Ga sized whitetail. I place my shots in the boiler room though with the bt and they don't go anywhere.

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Originally Posted by killerv
I shoot the 120bt with 44gr of varget. I had to go 040 off the lands for reliable feeding in my model 7. Been shooting bt for 15 years and love them. If you like a behind the shoulder shot though, I'd look at a different bullet, bt in my 708 and 270 are just too fast for a lung shot in my experience, get small exits and hardly any blood trail if any, kills them every time but can make recovery a pain unless you can watch them fall. I shoot 200 yards at most at our Ga sized whitetail. I place my shots in the boiler room though with the bt and they don't go anywhere.


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I shoot the 120bt with 44gr of varget. I had to go 040 off the lands for reliable feeding in my model 7. Been shooting bt for 15 years and love them. If you like a behind the shoulder shot though, I'd look at a different bullet, bt in my 708 and 270 are just too fast for a lung shot in my experience, get small exits and hardly any blood trail if any, kills them every time but can make recovery a pain unless you can watch them fall. I shoot 200 yards at most at our Ga sized whitetail. I place my shots in the boiler room though with the bt and they don't go anywhere.


What do you mean?

math I'm interested too in what that exactly means. should have great expansion when hitting lung tissue and blood filled organs. I wonder if the 120bt will punch both shoulders out if the only option and exit?


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