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Long story short, read ingwe's response.

I see proper bullet placement of prime importance. Any reasonable bullet weight for a given cal will work if properly placed. A deer shot thru the guts with a .338 WM will run off if a properly placed follow up shot isn't made. Back in the late 1960's I bought several lbs. of Sierra factory seconds 6.5 120gr Spt. when Sierra was still at Santa Fe Springs, Calif.. At that time they were sold by the lb. Turned out to be about a 5lb coffee can full of bullets.Still have a good 300 left. We have taken mature muley buck's every year in our various 6.5's with no issue with these 120gr bullets. I assume had they been Hornady brand they would have delivered the same results.

My favorite deer bullet for where I hunt with my 7mm-08 is the 154 RN. Hit them right and they will go down with either

Go with Partition bullets. None better!

But he has concerns about the cost of paritions,...…………….Interlocks will kill those deer every bit as dead, every time, for less money.

Shooter’s Pro Shop, buy one get one free.

They’re all I shoot when I use Nosler products.





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I've used 139gr Hornady flat base, 140gr Corelokts, and now use 120gr Nosler BTs . They all work

I use my 7x57 for well over 50% of my hunting pigs and deer. If I know my shots will be around 100yds, I use 175RNs. If they might be further, I use the 150PTs. I just found 20 loaded 150Pts, so I'm not as short as I thought I was. There's no need to buy any bullets at this time. I'll just wait and buy from SPS when they have some. capt david

The Campfire makes my head hurt.

1/2 the members believe you need a Premium, tough bullet in a moderate 7mm for a small deer.

1/2 use target bullets in 243's for elk.

1/2 think a 223 is the perfect deer rifle.

1/2 think the 223 has Double D's.


I need an aspirin,
and a half.

Hornady's Interlock is the Cadillac of cup & core bullets - the best, in the opinion of many on this forum. I did a brief Campfire survey a couple of years ago about which cup & core bullet you would choose if it were the only one you could ever use for hunting, and the answer was overwhelmingly Hornady Interlock.

Now, any cup & core bullet will generally work well when used within its velocity limits - say max muzzle velocity 2800-2900 fps. But the Interlock has a reputation for working very well, and on game much larger than deer. You could do a search here on the Campfire and find people with decades of experience recommending the Interlock.

Buy a bundle and shoot a lot!

PS: yes, Ingwe nailed it - and in a lot shorter answer than mine!