Does anyone know if there is a factory sold 175 grain Nosler Partition for a 7mm? I can only seem to find 160 grain. Thanks.

The 175gr partition is not listed in any of my catalogues either.This is probably because there is no real market for a 175gr partition load since the 160gr partition is plenty of bullet for game including moose and elk.I have taken moose and elk with the 140gr partition myself.

Federal may still offer a 175 grain trophy bonded bullet for it but to my knowledge no one else stocks it.

[quote][The 175gr partition is not listed in any of my catalogues either.This is probably because there is no real market for a 175gr partition load since the 160gr partition is plenty of bullet for game including moose and elk.I have taken moose and elk with the 140gr partition myself. /quote]

No need for a 175 when good 140,150 and 160 grain bullets are available

Ditto..... There is really no practical need for a 175 grain load in the 7mm Rem mag. 160 grains is more than enough bellet for anything that you would use a 7mm mag for.


Federal does load the 175 grain TBBC but it's hard to find. Winchester loads a 175 grain power point.

Thanks for your input. I just thought I would check as my gun seems to like the 175 grain bullet and will not shoot the 160 grain bullets with the same accuracy. I agree that the 160's are enough for moose and elk, however I am not willing to sacrifice the accuracy.

Try a different factory load with the 160gr or 150gr partition.Different loads use different powders and two 160gr loads may shoot very differently.Even though your gun shoots one 175gr load well ,it may shoot very poorly with a different 175gr load.There are far more factors that determine the accuracy of a gun than bullet weight.

There "is" a use for the 175 Nosler partition for the 7 mag. It's for the big bears!!

The 175 NP in a 7 mag is big medicine for the big bears and it would be my choise for that use. I do agree that the 160 NP is just fine for elk sized animials. The 175 will out penetrate the 160, as it should!! Of course, you don't need it (175) for elk sized animials.

Drilling Man

If you are serious about hunting the big bears there are far better cartridge choices than the 7mmremmag.I would use va minimum of a 300 magnum with the .338 being a better choice yet.If you really must have the most penetration available with a 7mm bullet you might want to try the failsafes even though they are not made in weights heavier than 160gr. I have seen several animals shot with the 140gr failsafe and the penetration was the best that I have seen with a 7mm bullet of any weight or style including the heavier partitions.

Stubble,

I've shot a lot of big game with all of the calibers you mentioned, includeing big bears. I've seen my self a 7 Rem. mag with 175 Nosler partitions break both shoulders on a big bear, now could you explain to me how a 300 Win. mag. will do better than that?????????????? Have you seen a 7 mag with 175 NP's fail on big bears????????????

I've seen a 378 Wby. fail on a big bear, from poor shooting!!! And i've seen a 30-06 work on a brown bear, so what am i do choose????????????

Bottom line is, a properly loaded 7 Rem. mag will kill a brown bear as dead as a 300 Win. mag, or the 338 mag., and just because you feel you can't do it, doesn't mean it isn't enough gun to handle the job.

Robert

One of the highest scoring grizzlies ever killed was killed by a native woman with a .22 rimfire.Does that make a .22 rimfire a good grizzly cartridge?I would never say that the 7mmremmag will not kill a large bear because large bears have been killed with the 7mmremmag.I would however say that there are better choices than the 7mmremmag for hunting the big bears.Take a look at the cartridges used by the people that guide clients on hunts for the big bears and tell me how common the 7mmremmag is.The guides that I have met carried cartridges from the 300mags to the 338's on up to the 375's.Why do they not carry smaller calibers?