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Lets say you are building a rifle Chambered in 7mm stw, and had to pick one weight of bullet, which one would it be ?
Mule deer, Black tail deer, Elk, Moose, Sheep, Goat, Antelope, Black Bear.
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140 TSX
It will drill every animal mentioned.
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150...either Partition, Scirocco, or the like.
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160 Partition, Accubond......etc
You place either one of those into the boiler room, and it is lights out.
Personally, I load the 150 Scirocco @ 3300 in my 7 STW. Hard to beat as a long range bomber.
I don't shoot the 160 as I have a 300RUM loaded with 200's for moose and big stuff.
Still, would not think twice about poking a well made 150 (premium) into anything out of my 7 STW.
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The great thing about the STW is that is has the horsepower to haul ass with heavy stuff. That said, I would pick the 140 TSX every time.
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I'd shoot the 140's, the 150's and the 160's and see if it had a preferance for any of the above.
I would start off with the TSX brand and most likely would end up there as well.
The 160 Noz Pt is one heck of a good slug as well.
I shoot a 7 Mashburn Super a lot and have used the 140,150,160 TSX and the 160 Noz for quite a bit of game. On thing is for sure and that is that I can't for the life of me tell any diff between the lot when it comes to killing ability.
Good luck to ya
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One of my 7mmstw rifles loves the 140gr mrx.I will be using this bullet for all of my hunting with this rifle.
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Without any doubt in my mind it would be the Barnes 120 grain TTSX.
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oooh I am shooting the 140AB in mine now but that 120TTSX sounds fun. I also think the 130HV would be fun!!!
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Thanks for all the great replies.
Here is a little more about my project. I'm building a 7mm stw, on a Ruger #1 with a 28" Krieger barrel. With a rate of twist of 1-in-11 or 1-in-12.
Your thoughts please ?
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Why is it called a double u, should'nt it be called a double v?
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I'm a bit curious as to why the 11 and or 12 twist?
Perhaps I'm missing something?
Dober
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I don't always venture out into the sub-freezing darkness, but when I do, it is deer hunting season, and I carry a Remington. Stay hungry my friends.
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1-in-11 or 1-in-12 for the heavy 150 to 170 grain bullet. A 120gr. would require a faster rate of twist to stablize the bullet. I believe.
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You have it backwards. Get it 1-in-9 if you're going to shoot bullets heavier than 140 grains.
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You have it backwards. Get it 1-in-9 if you're going to shoot bullets heavier than 140 grains. Yepper backazzwards it is... Dober
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I took one on trade and sold it here. Shot some of the ammo that came with it and shipped the rest to the buyer. It was a Sendero, plenty heavy, so recoil was not bad with the 160s and 175s. I think those are the smart bullet to use, unless you are just infatuated with high velocity - you can get 100 and 110 grainers to stroke that part of your ego.
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I had my 7mmstw rifles built with a 1 in 10" twist,and am pleased with the results.The velocity does seem to be a little higher than with a 1 in 9" twist.I have killed several elk and moose with premium 140gr bullets,and they performed very well.
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I shoot a 150 grain NP at everything that walks.
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My STW likes 160gr Partitions, do believe a 150 will do anything the 160 will though. Mine just happens to shoot 160s better.
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when i had mine (factory ruger #1) it loved 150 Nps and scirroccos and that was all it saw after that, same as my 7 RUM
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