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Old 04-16-2016, 04:47 AM
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If you do some looking you may find some of the Barnes original bullets in 7mm that weigh 195 gr. I laid in a few boxes a few years ago and with then you can slow the 7mm Mag down to 7x57 velocities and those 195s cut a big hole.

If you can't find any Barnes you can always load a 175 at minimal velocity and if you use a standard soft point like a Hornady or Remington you should be ok. I experimented for years with my 7mm Mag and I finally settled on the 160 gr Nosler Accubond as my go to bullet. Of course all the above works if you handload which you say you don't.

If I was you I'd get a box of plain Rem Corelokts and Win Power Points in 150 gr or 175 gr and see which one shoots best in your rifle and then I'd go out and slay whitetails. Whitetails don't require premium bullets and those old fashioned bullets have killed millions of them.

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