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My 7mm Rem Mag seems to be more fussy about ammunition than most. 160gr Nosler Partition seems to give the best accuracy for that rifle.
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Just in case no-one has thought enough to mention it, the 160 gr Partition and a half/handful of IMR 4350 has been working for me for ( I think I got my first 7 Mag in 1963?) a long time.
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Kimber7man,
The WSMs do well with R22. It may not offer top velocity, but it's a good choice ad definitely worth a try in yours. If it's too slow for you, give H4831 or R19 a try. The bad thing in the SMs is that the longer bullets really rob capacity, especially with the short mag length which mandates deep seating.
Good Luck
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Kimber7man, 7WSM 7RM Same Same.
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Kimber7man, 7WSM 7RM Same Same. Sid-my experience has been that the 7 wsm and the 7 rem are close but not quite, same with the 300 wsm and the winnie. Bottom line nothing to ever write home about but I've seen for the most part 100 fps diff. Like I said not much but it is there, and the animules will never know it. Dober
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My go-to all-around load was the 160gr TSX and now is the 140gr TTSX. I just decided that as far as penetration goes, enough is enough
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My 7mag likes the accubonds that you buy loaded up by winchester that have the black coating. I like the 140 grain, flat and accurate. Then again I am shooting 80 pound deer. But I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a elk either with it.
I am a fan of the accubond and TSX. But on the other hand I know a lot of people that were hunting with the nosler ballistic tip and remington core lokt for the longest time before the TSX and accubond and they killed a lot of game from little coues to elk. Get a 140 to 160 grain that will shoot good out of your tube and go with it. both will get there, but the 140's might have a little less drop and get there a little faster.
Good luck and let us know what you go with.
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...you can't go wrong with none of them. Nothing from nothing leaves nothing.
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Let the gun decide.
If it were my Grandfather, I would lean towards a lighter bullet for the reduced recoil, probably wouldn't be a stout load either. I would buy several brands of 140's, a couple pounds of different powder, load some up and head for the range. Once you find a sweet load, load them up and go get Gramps.
I own a 7mm Mag that does not shoot a good group with 150 gr bullets. It is a sub MOA rifle with several 140s and 160s. Still, it is minute of deer with 150s.
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...you can't go wrong with none of them. Nothing from nothing leaves nothing. "Malt-O-Meal - tastes twice as good as that other tasteless stuff." A TV ad from the 60's. Needless to say, it didn't last long. 2 x 0 = 0
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160 gr. Partitions at 2900 fps is my load. My 7 mag loves them and so do I!! I'm a 73 year old grandfather and they don't bother me at all.
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There you have it, from a man that's been there, and still there.
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160 gr. Partitions at 2900 fps is my load. My 7 mag loves them and so do I!! I'm a 73 year old grandfather and they don't bother me at all. Amen from another Grampa. There are several powders (slow) that get there without problems, and with a B.C. of .48 it's downrange performance is awesome. (No, not paper. DRT!) Wayne
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2900fps seems a little slow for a 24" barreled 7RM...definitely not pushing any envelopes. Good barrel life so far?
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2900fps seems a little slow for a 24" barreled 7RM...definitely not pushing any envelopes. Good barrel life so far? 2900 is about my average over the years (got the rifle in 1982). A couple thousand rounds down range and the rifle shoots as well as ever. Got my best groups ever a couple years ago and have been too busy with other rifles to shoot it much since.
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I have two 7mm Rem Mags. The one I use is a Mod 70 Win Black Shadow with factory 26" barrel and a Nikon 3-9x40BDC. The one I havent tried out yet is a Browning BLR81 I bought off a rancher, it has a Denver Redfield 4x CH-dot scope on it. My ammo is Hornady Light Magnum 139gr SST ONLY. This stuff aint cheap (33.00 a box) but it shoots laser straight for a long long ways. I order a couple boxes a month and sort of horde it in case they quit making it. I dont shoot it a lot due to cost(there aint no such thing as cheap ammo any more), but I do use it for elk deer antelope and whatever. I may reload some of the cases some time,when I do I'll probably use the 139 SST or something similar, knowing I'll never duplicate Hornady's load as they use 'special' powder. Good luck with your 7mm Rem Mag.
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While it's not a total concensus, sounds like the 160gr. load is leading the pack. Not so coincidentally, it has been my favorite too. Maybe this is just an old guy thing, as I'm known as papa T by a bunch a grand kids.
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Should have said 160gr. Nosler Partition is leading.
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