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Old 08-07-2012 | 03:45 PM
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NEWT284
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Default BAR 7mm-08 whitetail ammo

Looking to pick my ammo for my new rifle for this years whitetail season. I recently picked up a camo Browning BAR in 7mm-08. I hunt NW Maine and the deer up there can be very big bodied. Firstly, I was curious if anyone here has a BAR in that caliber that has a suggestion for what shoots well out of theirs. I realize they are all different and I definitely plan on trying a few different choices to see what works well in my gun but I guess I'm looking for some suggestions for a starting point. I like to take em in the shoulder so I've been considering trying the federal trophy bonded tip because they aren't all copper but have less led than say a nosler partition so it might be tough enough to get through bone but still expand. My concern is that if I hit them behind the shoulder and don't hit bone will there be a big enough exit wound to have a good blood trail? And on the other side of that, would a nosler partition go through two shoulders and exit a large whitetail if I do get a shoulder shot? Let me know what y'all think. Thanks!
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