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Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? ltppowell #5777744 11/03/11
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Originally Posted by ltppowell Don't know much about 7mm RemMag bullets, but if you cut the barrel you may as well have a 7mm-08. Pat you are a very funny man,and an instigator..........LMAO! The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

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Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? bsa1917hunter #5777789 11/03/11
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side G GuyM Campfire Tracker
GuyM Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side	"bought a die set, 140 gr. and 160 gr. partitions, 154 hornady interlocks, 162 A-max's, and some RE22" You've got what you need. Load the 160 Partitions, work up to about 65 grains of RE22, and you're done. Should be about 3000 - 3100 fps with good accuracy. I'd leave it at 26" to start with. Hunt with it that way, and perhaps you won't want to chop it down. You can always cut it back later, but steel is doggone hard to stretch... Regards, Guy

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? GuyM #5778213 11/03/11
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OP bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,026 Battle Born	You guys have been very helpful. Your suggestions are very much appreciated. Many thanks to you all....And yes, I'll leave it at 26" Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? GuyM #5778224 11/03/11
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dawaba Campfire Regular D Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,046 Texas	Originally Posted by GuyM "bought a die set, 140 gr. and 160 gr. partitions, 154 hornady interlocks, 162 A-max's, and some RE22" You've got what you need. Load the 160 Partitions, work up to about 65 grains of RE22, and you're done. Should be about 3000 - 3100 fps with good accuracy. I'd leave it at 26" to start with. Hunt with it that way, and perhaps you won't want to chop it down. You can always cut it back later, but steel is doggone hard to stretch... Regards, Guy I'm with Guy. I've taken 2 bull elk (and also a British Columbia moose and a NWT caribou) with the 160 Nosler Partition and the 7mm Rem Mag. My favorite powders are IMR4831 and Re-22. I also would start with the 26" barrel. If it won't shoot or proves unwieldy, you can always cut and crown it later. I was hoarding when hoarding wasn't cool.

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? dawaba #5778816 11/03/11
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Loads I have liked over the years have been the 140 Partition, 140 Bitterroot,140 Nosler AB,and 140 BT over 68 RL22.Years past I used IMR4831 and the 140's with good success,but the rifle was a long throat job and don't recall the specific amount. 68-69 H4831 gives around 3150 with the 150 BT and NPT. I have also used H4831 for around 3090 with the 160 NPT and Bitterroot;again a long throated rifle. I really like 70 RL25 and the 150 BT/NPT for 3125 or so.Accurate load. The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

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Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? bsa1917hunter #5778922 11/04/11
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gorskij Campfire Regular Joined: May 2011 Posts: 973 Central Wis.	Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter Hey guys, I've got a 7mm rem mag coming my way and was wanting some suggestions on bullets and loads. The rifle I bought is a winchester model 70 SS/Synthetic classic with the 26" barrel. That also brings up another question: Should I cut it down to 24" or just leave it as is??? I went to the fun store the other day and bought a die set, 140 gr. and 160 gr. partitions, 154 hornady interlocks, 162 A-max's, and some RE22. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.... I love the 154SST and a load of around 63grs RE22.

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? gorskij #5779627 11/04/11
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hunter8mm Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 885	there is only two bullets they make in 7mm 160 and 140 accubonds

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? hunter8mm #5779865 11/04/11
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Rogue Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,353 State of Jefferson	Originally Posted by hunter8mm there is only two bullets they make in 7mm 160 and 140 accubonds Good thing we have the 8mm when it comes to good bullets......

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? dawaba #5779875 11/04/11
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side G GuyM Campfire Tracker
GuyM Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side	dawaba - cool photos - you've seen significant hunting success!

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? GuyM #5780818 11/04/11
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dawaba Campfire Regular D Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,046 Texas	Originally Posted by GuyM dawaba - cool photos - you've seen significant hunting success! Thanks, Guy. The two pictured elk were my first (Chama, NM) and my biggest (AZ, 392 5/8 gross and 385 net B&C). The moose is a good solid 49" Canada moose, and the caribou also is in the book at 371 5/8 net. When I made my original post, I forgot about another caribou from the NWT I took with the 160 NPT. It scored around 350, IIRC: So, as you can see, I'm quite fond of the 160 NPT out of the 7mm Mag. It has been a lucky combo for me. I was hoarding when hoarding wasn't cool.

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Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? hunter8mm #5780822 11/04/11
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BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Originally Posted by hunter8mm there is only two bullets they make in 7mm 160 and 140 accubonds REALLY.....?? How ever have we gotten along for all those dead animals.....? The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? bsa1917hunter #5780842 11/04/11
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,267 Brad Campfire 'Bwana
Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,267	BSA, I'm not much of a believer in the idea of "best", but I doubt it'd be hard to beat a good 160 grainer. I helped a friend pull a 160 HotCore out of the offside of a bull he shot w/ his 7mm RM... bullet looked like it came from a Speer catalog. Picture perfect. Speer, Sierra, Nosler... they all make em. “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? PastorDan #5780937 11/04/11
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Taco2fiddy7 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,649 BOI	150 TTSX or 160 Accubond

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? Brad #5780947 11/04/11
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OP bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,026 Battle Born	Originally Posted by Brad BSA, I'm not much of a believer in the idea of "best", but I doubt it'd be hard to beat a good 160 grainer. I helped a friend pull a 160 HotCore out of the offside of a bull he shot w/ his 7mm RM... bullet looked like it came from a Speer catalog. Picture perfect. Speer, Sierra, Nosler... they all make em. That's what I was thinking Mac.... I didn't think you were a 7mm shooter but you did help me with finding a good load for my 300wsm. Thanks again for that. By the way, your new 30-06 is a shooter and that bull was a beauty!!!! I'll be out and about trying to find mine tomorrow..... Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? BobinNH #5780952 11/04/11
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OP bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,026 Battle Born	Originally Posted by BobinNH Originally Posted by hunter8mm there is only two bullets they make in 7mm 160 and 140 accubonds REALLY.....?? How ever have we gotten along for all those dead animals.....? Damn, now I know I'm screwed . I thought it was partitions so I bought what they had at the store. They were even on sale for $27.00/box which seemed like a good deal. . Now I have to go and buy some accubonds???? Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? hunter8mm #5781978 11/05/11
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gorskij Campfire Regular Joined: May 2011 Posts: 973 Central Wis.	Originally Posted by hunter8mm there is only two bullets they make in 7mm 160 and 140 accubonds OK, how bout the 162AMAX, that would work very well, too. here I have one loaded in a 708 case. Last edited by gorskij; 11/05/11.

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? gorskij #5782490 11/05/11
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hunter8mm Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 885	yeah the amax is ok but the accubonds get it done.

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? hunter8mm #5782668 11/05/11
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Magnum_Man Campfire Regular M Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,958 SD	I sure shot a pile of animals with 7mm 140 gr Solid Base & 140 NPT's in the 7x57 and 7mm Rem Mag before they came out with the Ballistic Tip, nevermind the Accubonds? Magnum Man

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? Magnum_Man #5782741 11/05/11
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gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,245 Oklahoma	175 gn NP's or Speer GS's and a stout charge of RL-22 or IMR 7828 Gunner Trump Won!

Re: Best bullet and load for deer/elk hunting with the 7mm rem mag? gunner500 #5783058 11/05/11
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buffybr Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,799 SW Montana	My 7mm RM and I like 160 gr Accubonds. Elk, and a pile of other critters in Northern Canada and South Africa didn't. SAVE 200 ELK, KILL A WOLF NRA Endowment Life Member

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