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I'm looking at the 140 Partition or A-B, or maybe the 139 Hornady Spire Point or SST. I won't be using this rifle on anything larger than deer.
W-W 760 seems like a good all-around powder in this cartridge but I don't have much experience with it.
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I like the Sierra 140gr ProHunter in front of H4350. Never failed me yet and ultra accurate.
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R17 and a 139 Horn sp is pretty tough to beat
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Barnes 140 TTSX or TSX loaded on top of 47.0 grains of H-4350, 42.0 Varget or 47.0 H-414.
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A 7mm-08 shooting a 120gr Nosler Ballistic Tip at 2950fps mv is the single most deer-killing SOB I've ever seen. 100% DRT, in their tracks, where they stand, like a bolt of lightning DEAD.
And then I went and sold mine. Not my brightest moment. Anyway, 45gr of Varget gave me sub 3/4 MOA performance (5 rd groups) out of a stainless mountain rifle. Did I mention that I regret selling that?
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162 Amax and R15, in my ackley.
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140 Ballistic Tip over IMR4895.
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120 BT and Ramshot Big Game. Hornady 139 SP and Varget in a pinch.
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You'd be hard pressed to find a bullet for the 7/08 that didn't work well on deer, I think.
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120gr. Ballistic Tip and Rl-15. Works at both powder burn distance and 400 yards.
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You'd be hard pressed to find a bullet for the 7/08 that didn't work well on deer, I think. What he said... 140 Sierra BT Gameking and RE17
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I'll muddy the waters a bit more. My Remington M7 likes the Speer 130 gr SPBT behind a stiff load of R-15 or IMR4320. Deer DO NOT like this load!
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140gr Accubonds with Varget.
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I ran 140 grn Sierra GK's for about 10 years over 42 1/2 grns of Varget with no problems but switched a couple years ago to 140 grn NAB for less off shoulder damage. Two years later and I am switching to NAB's in all my rifles.
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Call me crazy, but I cant wait, Ive been chronoing 139 SST's and 139 IB's in my new to me mountain rifle w/ H-4350 and RL-17, loads are runnin' 2900 ish w/ the 4350 and 3000 fps. w/ the 17 in a 22" barrel. Will group both loads as soon as my stock is back from Karnis' I think they will be excellent on WT deer, anybody ever fired a 22" barreled bolt action mountain pistol   . Gunner
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A 7mm-08 shooting a 120gr Nosler Ballistic Tip at 2950fps mv is the single most deer-killing SOB I've ever seen. 100% DRT, in their tracks, where they stand, like a bolt of lightning DEAD.
And then I went and sold mine. Not my brightest moment. Anyway, 45gr of Varget gave me sub 3/4 MOA performance (5 rd groups) out of a stainless mountain rifle. Did I mention that I regret selling that? +1. That's my load.
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I'll throw in my favorite load for the 139gr Hornadys. IMR-4064, I use it for a lot of calibers and it seems to be a good all around powder.
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I'm using 140 Ballistic Tips over a real stiff charge of IMR 4320.
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140TTSX or 140 Accubond along with 41-41.5gr RL15 has done well for me.
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