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My Kimber84 Montana in 7mm/08 likes Hornady 139gr SST Light Mag rounds. Best three shot group was .735" at 100yds. I know that is not what one would call a tack driver, but that combination has performed well on game for me. I have not tried Hornady's new Superformance as I have a couple boxes of Light Mags left.
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Tried some 140 gr. Fusion in a 7mm-08. Redonculously accurate. Under 1/2 inch. Other than that have not tried any others. Roger that. My kid shoots the 140gr Fusions out of his M/70 SS & they have been deadly accurate from up close blacktails to 500 + yard antelope. Try 'em you'll like 'em.
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My Browning 1885 Low Wall .260 absolutely loves the Remington 120 gr Accutip load, usually sticking 3 in one hole, hardly ever over 1/2". I typically am not a fan of polymer tip bullets but I don't reckon I can top that so I'll stick with them. The old Remington 154 gr Extended Range 7mm-08 shoots very well in my model 70 but unfortunately they don't make that load anymore.
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Gotta love the Beautiful BROWNING Low Walls, my former 243 shot like yours.
Good to hear the reports by all. Thanks.
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I tried 139 grain sst's and the regular 139 grain Hornady soft points in a Weatherby's vanguard S2 Sporter and in a Savage axis 7mm08's with much less than spectacular results. The Savage shoots em better than the weatherby, but still 1 1/2" group is the best I've got with them. Thinking about switching to seirra bullets? I would try Speer if you could find them anywhere. I hate paying $30 for a box of bullets.
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Rem 725 with take-off 700 .260 bbl here. It only likes 140's. Corelokts best, but not by much. But hell, I can live with MOA.... 
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As others have said, Federal 7mm-08 in both the Fusion 140 gr and Nosler Partition 140 gr have shot extremely well in both my Browning X-Bolt with 1-9.5" twist and T/C Compass with 1-9" twist. I found that Hornady American Whitetail with the 139 gr Interlock shot even better in both rifles. Also, the Hornady 150 gr ELD-X shot very well in both rifles. ![[Linked Image]](http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/BMR_photos/IMG_2491_zpsjraboj6j.jpg)
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Nothing like resurrecting an eight and a half year old post.
I’ll bet the OP has found a load by now.
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My Kimber Montana in 7-08 likes the Barnes Vor Tex 120 grain TTSX!
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My M70 7mm-08 shoots the Federal and Winchester 140 grain ballistic tips really well. It shoots the 140 grain trophy bonded tip into 3/4" groups almost to the same poi of the Federal ballistic tips. It despises every other factory load I've tried in it.
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My Kimber Montana in 7-08 likes the Barnes Vor Tex 120 grain TTSX! My custom 260 Rem likes the 120 gr VOR-TX, as well. donsm70
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Looks like the Fusion get the nod in 7/08 for sub moa, anyone else want to chime in?
Curious on 140 ABs in Nosler and Fed loads, as well as various 260 loads like 120 TSX/Fed load, and 130 AB in Nosler.
Thanks again.
Federal 120 x shoots great in my m 7 260, as do the 120 fusions....
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My 7-08 Montana likes the 120 Fusions and the 140 Nosler Custom Accubonds for factory. I've put Fusions through deer lengthwise.
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