RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

Hopefully Ill find out, Im leaving for an Idaho elk hunt on sunday, taking 7mm Rem mag and my 7-08, the mag with 150gr TSXs and the 08 with 140gr XLCs. Hopefully Ill whack my second elk with my 7-08.

RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

I have had good success with the 140 TSX, RL22 and 215GMM'sin my 7mm rem mag.63-70gr of RL22 but work up slowly!! It wouldn't hurt to take your experienced handloading buddy with you to the range when testing loads to help with pressure signs, etc.

I'd start at .050" off the lands for seating depth.

I have harvested 2 bull elk, bull moose and2 deer so far with the 140TSX.

Good luck

RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

I will be heading back to PA next year for a white-tail hunt and propose this question. Being as it is much thicker cover in PA should I consider a heavier TSX for these conditions? Or will the 140gr be fine? What do you all suggest?

RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

If you hit branches,it won't matter.The 140gr tsx works well on elk and moose as well as deer.

RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

That’s what I figured; I have this load worked out to shoot perfect clovers at 100. And it will keepright close to subMOA out to 400 yards. (Off a bench)

RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

Barnes makes great bullets but there are a couple of things that make them different. Barnes copper alloy is softer than jacketed bullets. Barnes copper will foul your bore badly if you've got copperfouling from other type bullets in your bore. Completely de-copper your bore before shooting Barnes or they'll shoot like doo-doo.
Second, do just like the Barnes manual says: Seat the bullets between .030" and .070" from the lands. I seat most Barnes loads right at .050".
They shoot well and do a good job on game.

RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

I too have mine seated at .050 off the lands. I also realize the problem with fouling and clean the heck out of the gun after every range session. When I was load developing, I would clean the thing till the patch came out white between every different load. (5 shots or so) They perform VERY well on paper, as for game, I don’t yet know I was waiting on my PA hunter safety card to be re-issued (I lost the original) and Utah sold out the deer tags. I should be there right now! GRRRR!

Anyways, this is my usual cleaning regiment


Allow the gun to cool completely
Fill the barrel with the 'Break-Free' foaming bore cleaner
Allow it to do its job (15 min)
After the wait I run the bore brush through 15-20 times
Then about 3-5clean dry patches
Then Break free on a patch till they come out clean
The dry patches until they are perfectly dry[/ol]
I'm not this particular while on the range, but I do like to see clean patches before trying the next load

RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

PersonallyI don't touch my bore on the range during development. I clean it when i get home. I do take a rod and patch when working with a new rifle just to see if running a preventive oil patch down it does anything to my POI once I have my loadbut other than that nah. The only time I don't touch after hitting the range is if I have a bore that likes to be fouled and will be hunting. I'll shoot out the number of fouling shots required to settle it and put it her away till the hunt is finished.

RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

There is no better bullet than Barnes. Nobody else even a close second. I load the 7mm with a 120 grLazzeroni Lazerhead. Madeby Barnes for Lazzeroni. (a coated triple shock) You can get them from Midwayusa.com. I take 7mm Weatherby cases (has to be Wby headstamp)and fireform them in a 7mm Rem Mag gun (10 gr of Bullseye and cram cornmeal on top with a little cotton ball to keep it in place,no bullet) then trim to Rem mag length. My load is 83.5 gr RL 22 and velocity is 3850 fps with no pressure signes. (using a browning BPR 7mm Rem mag) Yes the Triple shock grooves in these coated bullets are awesome. Also these solid copper X bullets hold together 99+ percent, always expand double diam and nearly always go out the other side of a deer. Seat them .050" from the lands (starting) for best accuracy. Yes this load in this rifle shoots well under an inch @ 100 yards.

My son's middle name is Remington!

RE: 7mm rem mag with Triple shock (Barnes)
 

Well, this is going to make me persona nongrata in the Barnes nest, however, I have never fired a decent group with any Barnes Copper bullet. My old Sako .243 (the most unfussy rifle that I have ever owned) hates them (85gr). Three '06's, a Sako, Parker Hale and a Rem BDL hates them....two inch groups). Sorry, but I just gave up. The same load in the 243 with a Sierra shot 1/2 inch groups. Yes, I have a Stoney Point AOL gauge, Yes I tried various powders and yes I seated them from 5to 50 thousandths off the lands. Tried 7 different powders. That's my story and it's pretty sad. Unless somebody out there can come up with some magic, I will not use Barnes Bullets. Up here in NC Northern Mo, I need 400 yard consistant accuracy.......Barnes bullets just don't measure up.....for me. Regards, Rick.