Hornady bullets!!!!
 

Had a fella at local gun smith tell me I needed to try the Hornady gmx bullets. Not sure that's what I need in my7mm08. Need info please

Go for it...

Won't hurt anything to try them. What's the application?

Well I hunt deer here in Georgia where I live. I have just started getting some hand loads done up to see what I like best and obviously what works the best. Shots are generally short range.( under 150 yards).

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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!

The GMX is a mono-metal bullet similar to the Barnes offerings. It is made using a slightly different metal that is a bit harder than the pure copper Barnes so it might leave less copper fouling in your barrel.

If you do choose a mono-metal bullet you will need a relatively high impact velocity to insure good expansion. You might wish to use a lighter mono-metal bullet (less than 140 grains) fired at higher velocity, or just stick to a time tested traditional bullet in a more normal weight of 140 grains.

I am trying some GMX bullets now. They shoot well at the range and leave an easily cleaned barrel, but I have yet to use them on game.

Nothing wrong with using an all copper bullet on deer...the ammo you use is the least expensive component when talking about hunting and rifles. Is it needed for deer, nope. Not unless you live in an area where lead bullets are banned.

There's no law against shooting elk bullets at deer. The deer die just as advertised. They just make a few more tracks after the shot before they fall.

I have shot the ole plain Jane Remington core lokts for years. Done the job. I just wanted some info on what the gmx bullets where? Not entertaining the idea of them. Just don't know anything about them

Unless you are shooting something like an elk, moose, bear, or hogs. I wouldn't even touch the GMX or Barnes for deer. Those bullets are meant for the most penetration you can get with the highest weight retention. Granted I know a lot of deer have been harvested with them but I know a few cartridges that the bullet hardly expanded on the deer and just left pin size holes and didn't really do anything to the insides. Being in GA you are fine with what you use now. Why fix something if it isn't broke? Stay with the tried and true that has worked for you.

What ^ he and most others said! All I use is Hornady Interlocks unless I go for elk and then I move up to their Interbond.

I would go with the A MAX as heavy and fast as you can fly them, in any gun. Put it in the engine room and hope it comes totally apart. If it goes clear through your target you have lost a lot of energy your target will not have to absorb. If you can't put it in the boiler room, don't take the shot. If you do you will have success.

Is some kind of a of wonder grand daddy every got a deer in his life with a wood stock rifle in 30-30 and plain old core lock bullets. Then to add insult to injury got a lighter Winchester Model 94 in 32 Winchester special and used that same old core lock tecnoglagey bullet.

:D Al

Has anyone seen a big price jump in bullet's
The last box of hornady interlock 35 cal. 200 gr.
Were 38.95 the same box now 51.95. Is it just my LGS.
Or did everything jump?

Must just be your shop. Check prices online. Easy peasy.

I don't hunt deer, but I do go after hogs. Some of the larger hogs (250 Lbs or so) are probably tougher than deer. I just use Hornady Interlocks, either 150 or 180 grain. The 150 grain bullets will go right through a 150# hog. The 180's typically pass through anything I can find to shoot. I've recovered a couple of the 150 grain SP bullets, they expand nicely and I have seen no reason to try anything more expensive.

Do the still make 200 gr. interlock for 338 cal.

Yep, you can buy the bullets for reloading or their ammo in the Superformance line of products.

Hornady will tell you to keep the COAL the same. I couldn't get the GMX's (30/06, 300WSM) to group very well. Once I widened the jump gap, I got the accuracy I was looking for.

A 7mm-08 duplicate the 7x57 Mauser and with their modest velocities has always worked well with traditional cup-and-core bullets. Any good 140-160 grain bullet will exit on a whitetail at 150 yds. The super-bullets of the last 25 years are designed to cope with the disintegration of conventional bullets at short ranges at high (>3000FPS) impact velocities. Not a problem for you.

GMX are great bullets and I use them myself when loading for my wife's 7mm08 for elk hunting.
They kill deer with well placed shots too. You just have to follow a longer blood trail.

No need for fancy mono metal bullets on deer, of all my rifles only my 06 is running a mono metal (TTSX) and only because it is for those places where I am just as likely to run across a large hog as a deer. Everywhere else and in all my other guns I use SGKs, Ballistic Tips, or SSTs and have been impressed with the results.