Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles So about those Gamechangers..in .284?

Picked up a new to me Interarms mkX in 7mm Rem mag. The twist is 1-10". I am thinking 160 Acubonds or the 165 Gamechangers for Whitetail to elk to 500 yards. The increased BCs have me looking at the gamechanger. I've heard the 162 ELDx are a bit too explosive for elk. I know one guy shot a deer, never looked for it, complained to serria, something like that. Heck flukes happen with all bullets. Any more info on the gamechangers? Thoughts?

Thought this was going to be another Creedmoor thread

Naw man, I'm not that cool. Title edited.

Several good reports on the 6mm/105's.

They make a 105gr GameChanger now? Where’d you find that info?

90's, sorry got mixed up.

Anybody else have an opinion on these bullets for deer and elk?

If they ever fail, just call Sierra

Well I posted my experience here with the GameChangers but it was with the uber cool Creedmoor so you may not be interested.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...performance-on-deer-results#Post13179254

I killed an elk this winter with the 165 gr, 7mm GameChanger. Broadside shot, 80 or 100 yards, entrance and exit.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...ped-game-king-7mm-165-grain#Post13420346

And the February issue of Handloader did a review of them. As expected from a non-bonded bullet the bullet lost its core at high velocity impact. The author tested the 140-grain 27 cal bullet for the article.

Editing to add: The February issue of Handloader Magazine's article is penned by Rick Jamison. Excellent article, appears on page 10, Practical Handloading.

I also called Sierra in August when the bullets came out to identify if they considered the 165 grain 7 mm bullet an elk bullet when launched from a 7 Mashburn. The tech I talked with said they designed the 165 gr 7mm bullet for the 7 Rem Mag and it's a tough bullet. I don't know the definition of "tough" with regard to my perception / his perception. But it killed the elk I shot with it.