cwd79

What are ya'll opinions on this bullet in 160 gr. for the 7mm rem. mag.? It's only made in 160 gr. I'm trying to find the best all around bullet for short and long range. (25-300 yrds.) Do you think this is too much bullet for whitetail sized game?

keylargo

I don't know that it is to much,but I honestly don't know that you will ever see the difference in it and a less expensive bullet on deer.

heinz57

tried the 150 gr. Winchester xp3 Bullets in my 300wsm .got more velocity but accuracy went away ..went back to my WINCHESTER SUPREME ACCUBOND 180 GR. ps . have shot bear,moose,caribou and deer with that bullet [accubond] and have no complaints they all dropped ..

shooter1966

Agree had the same issue in 2 different 300 mags....both myself and my dads guns. Went to a Federal Barnes expandable no issues since!

cwd79

No, i'm not reloading. I'm buying over the counter. What other over the counter bullets are out there that are similar to this? The remington a-frame looked good but they don't make it in 7mm rem. mag.

cwd79

Please excuse my ignorance. What is an x?

driftrider

I'll answer your question, since X Factor/Relentless Pursuit et al is, once again, no longer a member of this forum. I'm sure he'll be back tomorrow under another guise because he's too arrogant and/or stupid to get the hint that he's not welcome here... but I digress...

The "X" referred to is the Barnes X bullet, or in the current form, the Triple Shock X bullet (TSX for short). It's a wicked all copper bullet that expands fast into four sharp and nasty petals almost 2x the original diameter of the bullet, retains 97%+ of it's weight and penetrates better than just about any expanding bullet out there. They cost a lot, but the performance on game is excellent, and I've always got good to excellent accuracy from the TSX too.



I found this picture of three 270 grain TSX bullets (375 H&H) recovered from an 1800lb eland in Africa. The left bullet was at 200 yards, middle at 40 yards and the right was to guarantee it was down and dead at 8 feet according to the story associated with the pic. All retained greater than 269 grains (98.8% weight retention).

Mike

jeepkid

I have a box of 160gr A-Frames in 7mm Rem Mag...maybe they discontinued them, but I know they did produce them...

zrexpilot

depends if you like putting pencil holes in and out on deer.
For the 7 mag and great big holes.
140 gr hornady BTSP's or SST's

cwd79

I was under the impression that the xp3 bullets left pretty good sized holes.

I appreciate all the help guys.