Hornady bullets!!!!
10-25-2014, 08:02 AM
#4
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Dublin,Ga
Posts: 70
10-25-2014, 03:11 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 123
I run two loads in my 7-08.
1. 140 gr. Barnes tsx with fed 210 primer and 47 gr. H4350
2. 150 gr. Nosler BT with Win. lr primers and 49.5 gr. Ramshot Hunter
Both shoot very well and deer go down quick.
I am sure GMX would work just as well. It is all in what you want to shoot and that shoots well in your rifle.
1. 140 gr. Barnes tsx with fed 210 primer and 47 gr. H4350
2. 150 gr. Nosler BT with Win. lr primers and 49.5 gr. Ramshot Hunter
Both shoot very well and deer go down quick.
I am sure GMX would work just as well. It is all in what you want to shoot and that shoots well in your rifle.
10-26-2014, 01:56 PM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SW Montana
Posts: 550
The Hornady GMX bullets are very similar to the Barnes TTSX bullets which are one of my favorite hunting bullets in my .300 Weatherby, but my Weatherby velocities are quite a bit faster than a 7-08, and I am usually hunting larger or more exotic animals than southern whitetail deer.
For hunting cartridges at sub-magnum velocities, I've had good bullet performance from cup and core bullets like the Sierra GameKing, Nosler Ballistic Tip, and Hornady SP InterLock. These bullets are about half the cost of the premium mono-metal bullets like the GMX or TSX, and they will reliably open up on thin skin animals like deer.
For hunting cartridges at sub-magnum velocities, I've had good bullet performance from cup and core bullets like the Sierra GameKing, Nosler Ballistic Tip, and Hornady SP InterLock. These bullets are about half the cost of the premium mono-metal bullets like the GMX or TSX, and they will reliably open up on thin skin animals like deer.
10-26-2014, 04:54 PM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,745
For whitetail using the 7mm-08 there is no reason to spend the extra bucks on premium bullets. The good old Hornady Interlock bullets are perfectly fine. I've dropped numerous deer with them with both the .243 and the 7-08. I have nothing against premium bullets. Just more than needed for whitetails. Now my exception to this is if they shoot much better out of your rifle. And the only way to know that is to try them.
10-27-2014, 10:29 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alberta Canada
Posts: 1,081
As already stated, the Hornady interlocks perform great on deer. I use them for everything and they just plain work. I have and use partitions and Grand slams, but they are only used when I am in grizz's kitchen.
10-28-2014, 09:57 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,926
Anything more Expensive...
newbies have to spend their money on. Didn't you hear!!!!
Why no deer was ever shot in the 20th Century. And in their minds, what can ever beat the latest and the greatest.
Since those deer started wearing protection armor, the bullet armament for newbies has certainly gone up.
Why no deer was ever shot in the 20th Century. And in their minds, what can ever beat the latest and the greatest.
Since those deer started wearing protection armor, the bullet armament for newbies has certainly gone up.
Last edited by Valentine; 10-28-2014 at 10:01 AM.
10-28-2014, 11:28 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alberta Canada
Posts: 1,081
Ain't it the truth! Seen a couple fellows last season that were hunting with a 30 378 and a 338 378 Weatherby. Those deer have become so tough that I might have to invest in a 460 to be eating venison. I feel sorry for the poor hunters using the black powder after these new developments. They will never eat venison again unless some good hearted fellow hunter donates some of their harvest to them!
