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Originally Posted by super T
I love to discuss and debate the best bullet for general-purpose hunting, but almost any name brand big game bullet will do in the real world.


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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
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Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
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I love to discuss and debate the best bullet for general-purpose hunting, but almost any name brand big game bullet will do in the real world.


Exactly


Yep, most will work great out to say, 300

This is the long range forum, and the 160 Accubond has a pathetic .531 BC


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Originally Posted by rcamuglia
Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by super T
I love to discuss and debate the best bullet for general-purpose hunting, but almost any name brand big game bullet will do in the real world.


Exactly


Yep, most will work great out to say, 300

This is the long range forum, and the 160 Accubond has a pathetic .531 BC


Only 8.5 mils up at 1000.

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Originally Posted by szihn
I came to love the 160 grain Partition in my two 7 Mags.

Same here, but in my two 7 STW's.

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Originally Posted by beretzs
150 Swift Scirocco
160 Partition
139, 140, 145, 150 Barnes TTSX LRX’s
Hammers

I like the 160 Accubonds myself but I wouldn’t lose sleep if I couldn’t find them. Lotsa others out there that’ll fill in easily.

I was going to say reach your way for 7mm reccs…then I saw you’d already answered.

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Originally Posted by PintsofCraft
Originally Posted by beretzs
150 Swift Scirocco
160 Partition
139, 140, 145, 150 Barnes TTSX LRX’s
Hammers

I like the 160 Accubonds myself but I wouldn’t lose sleep if I couldn’t find them. Lotsa others out there that’ll fill in easily.

I was going to say reach your way for 7mm reccs…then I saw you’d already answered.

There’s a lot of good 7mm bullets out there. Honestly I forgot about the 150 and 180 Scenars which I haven’t taken game with but have with a few other models and they’ve worked great.

Hornadys 175 ELD would be fine too. I just can’t tie myself to thinking anything is that much better than about 10 others, unless we’re talking Bitterroots, then all the rest suck grin


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Originally Posted by rcamuglia
Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by super T
I love to discuss and debate the best bullet for general-purpose hunting, but almost any name brand big game bullet will do in the real world.


Exactly


Yep, most will work great out to say, 300

This is the long range forum, and the 160 Accubond has a pathetic .531 BC

Yeah, 300 shooting off hand. The lowly 162 btsp has a bc of .514, however I have made some pretty far shots with it. The furthest was actually a 1 shot kill at 700 yards.. Like 79s said, only "8.5 mils" up. In my case that day, it was like 12.2 moa up, but same difference. Dead buck with a bullet hole through the heart. This chidt really isn't that hard..


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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
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You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.

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Originally Posted by TexasBBQ
For deer and Axis sized game here in Texas the 140 gr. Ballistic Tip is a hammer. Performs way above what you'd expect of a polymer tipped bullet of other makers at 3000 fps +.

Hope this helps.

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Originally Posted by beretzs
Originally Posted by PintsofCraft
Originally Posted by beretzs
150 Swift Scirocco
160 Partition
139, 140, 145, 150 Barnes TTSX LRX’s
Hammers

I like the 160 Accubonds myself but I wouldn’t lose sleep if I couldn’t find them. Lotsa others out there that’ll fill in easily.

I was going to say reach your way for 7mm reccs…then I saw you’d already answered.

There’s a lot of good 7mm bullets out there. Honestly I forgot about the 150 and 180 Scenars which I haven’t taken game with but have with a few other models and they’ve worked great.

Hornadys 175 ELD would be fine too. I just can’t tie myself to thinking anything is that much better than about 10 others, unless we’re talking Bitterroots, then all the rest suck grin

With 7mm projectiles being hard to come by these days, I've noticed the 150 Scenar seems to be more available than a lot of others and are currently in-stock at a couple of places I order from regularily. I've been shooting the 180 Scenar in a 7mm SAUM and just got a couple boxes of the 150's to try in some lower velocity 7mm's. I wonder how the 150's would perform at 7 mag velocities - might be a good option? I wouldn't hesitate to give Hammer bullets a try - I've just started experimenting with them and hear good things. More importantly, they're readily available, though expensive...

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I know there is a fella on here, Hiaring or something similar that ran them for a season from a 7 Rem Mag and had nothing but great stuff to say about the 150 Scenars. I know the 180 version shoots like crazy in my Mashburn and I believe Dober ran some 150's in his Mashburn a bit as well.

Agree on Hammers, so far they are really easy to get shooting.


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Yep Big B, when my 160 ab's are gone it'll be 177gr Hammers at 3000 fps from my 8 twist 7 Super Masher for the win.


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162 Eldx does the job for us.


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Originally Posted by NorthGA1982
I am currently building a 1974 remington 700bdl chambered in 7mm. Everyone says used 160gr accubond but they are absolutely no where to be found. I currently have 50 projectiles. So with that being said what's the next best thing not wanting to go over 160gr this is first and foremost a hunting rifle any help would be greatly appreciated...

Love the good ol' 7mm Remington Magnum! I've taken elk, mule deer & pronghorn with mine. Also saw a Brooks Range grizzly brought down with one shot from a 7mm Rem Mag using the 140 grain Barnes TSX! And a black bear dropped at 500 ish yards with that same bullet.

I ran into kind of a sleeper of a bullet a couple of years ago, the plain-Jane 160 grain Sierra Gameking SPBT. Loaded it up to max with Reloader 22, saw over 3000 fps and really sweet accuracy, like 1.5" groups at 300 yards. I was going to hunt with 160 gr Nosler Partitions, but... these grouped so well, and I was only hunting mule deer & pronghorn antelope that season. Boom, one shot at about 150 yards and the fat young muley buck fell. Shot was a bit far back. My fault. The recovered bullet looked amazing! Found it in the off-side hide. I was impressed with the quick kill and the classic mushroom:

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That said I like a lot of bullets from 140 - 175 grains from the 7mm Remington Magnum. The 175 Nosler Partition blew right through, leaving a big dead bull elk behind...

Pick your powders carefully. I've been quite impressed with IMR 8133 of late, Reloader 22 before that.

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That’s a sleeper of a bullet Guy. Couldn’t ask for much more of a great deer bullet.


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Sierra made a run of 7mm 150 TGK's. I've seen them for sale on multiple sites of late.

ZERO experience with them, but currently available.


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Can't believe nobody has mentioned the 168 Berger. That is THE bullet to shoot in the 7 rem in my book.

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The old speer 160g hotcor, the flat base not boat tailed one, works well too. It's kind of a sleeper bullet too. I have a few thousand I bought on sale just to keep around for a back or or for cheap friends and family. I load the 150g 270 flat base hotcore for a few friends too. They swear by them and have me load them another 100 rounds every 5 years or so.

One friend I build a cheap 270 for with an Alaskan ti take off I put on an sps action for him. He wanted a 270 because he could get cheap factory ammo but now he'll only shoot 150 hotcors over 59g of imr7828. My old standby for 270 friends and family. Tightwad get hot cors others get 150 partitions.

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Originally Posted by Pharmseller
162 Eldx does the job for us.
Yessir, that's a great bullet too.


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Just to pass on a friend's experience - several years ago he did a plains game hunt in Africa and used the outfitter's 7x64 Brenneke. He said the rifle was shooting the "plain ole" 162gr. Hornady BTSP and he couldn't help but take note on how spectacularly that bullet performed on everything he shot - the biggest being a kudu.

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Any of the bullets listed above will work fine for Gordon county bucks. Truth be told, I’d be tempted to try the 120 grain ballistic tips there. Tough tough little bullet.


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