7mm Bullets
 

I recently loaded some 110 gr. TNT loads for my 7mm Rem .Mag. (just for fun) and found amazing accuracy with them. I shot some of my hunting loads 162 gr. SST's and was no where near as accurate at 200yds. So I'm gonna try some other bullets. Any reccomendations on some 140-150 gr. types. I'm looking at the accubonds, Barnes and Nosler Combined tech. ballistic silvertips. Any opinions would be appreciated, thx. JDinAB

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Need to tell us what you want to use them for. Hunting? Target shooting? Plinking?

If hunting, what game will you shoot with them?

For deer and smaller I like the Nosler Ballistic Tips. They make them down to 120g I think. If you want to hunt anything bigger than deer I would move to either the Accubond, Partition, or Hornady's Interbond bullets. Perhaps even the Scirocco. I think you can find all of those in a 140g-150g size.

Give us some more info as to your question and you'll get more & better answers.

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I'll be using it primarily for deer...up to 300+yds.

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The nosler ballistic tips are very accurate, but I would prefer the barnes X for the 7mag for any hunting use. barnes bullets are very accurate bullet and I think the best bullet for hunting with a magnum.

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For deer, just about any bullet will do. If your hunting big, tough deer (Alberta whitetails, muleys) might want a tougher bullet. For the most part though any bullet that shoots good in the 140+ grain size will work fine. I like the ballistic tips from Nosler and Hornady. Great accuracy and devestating performance on deer-size game.

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ok, so I picked up some combined tech. ballistic silvertips and Hornady interbonds. I was looking at the Barns but do you need to moly your barrel? I'm gonna try these 2 out, if I don't get great groups I'll look to speer or Barnes. JDinAB

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The moly on a bullet REDUCED the friction between the bullet and the barrel, thus lowering pressures. Not sure about the factory ammo but those who handload using them then bump up the powder to get the pressures back up so velocity gets back to what it's supposed to be. The theory is the moly coats the barrel and is much easier to clean off as well as helps protect the barrel. I've never messed with is myself so someone with experience please correct or ammend my reply if needed.

The Interbond might be a lot of bullet for deer but will probably work. Good luck and let us know how they work.

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You don't need to moly your barrel with the CT or Barnes. Both 165gr BSTs and 180gr XLCs will touch holes at 100 yards out of my 30-06 at 2900fps.

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140grain barnes tsx. Work for anything short of the big browns. For them I reccomend 50BMG with 750grain a-max. The high weight retention of the x bullet makes the 140 the best choice in 7mm. Leave the lead core junk alone. Unless you like taking chances on bullet failure.

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JD, I load 140 gr nosler ballistic tip with 68 gr of reloader 22. This loads work best in my 7mm rem mag. I just bought some 140 gr combined tech. ballistic silver tip from nosler and haven't had a chance to load them up yet, but looking foward to see how they will do. If you can try differnt bullet and powder cominations to see what works best in your gun.

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We started using the 160 gr XLC Barnes bullet this year . On the range it is great and the two elk we took were both one shot kills . We are loading 71.6 grs of IMR 4831 ,chronographs @ 3150 fps +

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My reccomendation would be to return the bst's to the shop. I tried them in my 7-08AI. The rifle has a 26"tube and due to the velocities I have been able to get while still keeping pressures at a sane level it is considered to be a "fast" barrel. Accuracy was so so with the bst. But on game performance SUCKED. Bullet exploded on impact at 175yds. Deer was shot BEHIND the shoulder and bullet never penetrated. The blood trail resembled a deer shot with buckshot. Needless to say I never recovered that animal. Crappy part was it was a legit B&C buck. Now, I shoot barnes bullets only. Accuracy is great and on game performance is devastating to say the least. Lighter bullet weights can be used with out fear of bullet failure. I have never had a barnes fail to do its part if I did mine. The only negative point to the x bullet I have found is my tracking skills have gotten to be a little rusty. Havent had to track a single animal yet.

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Since you never recovered the animal ,how can you be so sure of the bullet placement?I have heard similar stories many times and the amazing thing is that when the animals were recovered the bullet placement didn't match the original claims.

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Kinda hard to mistake a growing crimson spot right behind the shoulder. I shoot 200 yard benchrest in the offseason. Questioning shot placement is not an option. Accuracy is my first priority. I do not hunt with a load without first achieving at least .5moa accuracy. And besides I smoked a yote at around 225yds a couple of hours before the buck came out. POA was between the eyes. Bullet impacted and removed nose and snout and lower jaw. Not trying to be a smart a** but thats how it is. I hunt from the ground and shoot off a bipod. And when the crosshairs are behind the shoulder, so shall the bullet be too. The visible crimson and the fact that after every third or fourth step he lost his front end are why I did not believe a second shot was necessary. With the x bullet I dont have that problem. One shot. One kill. No tracking.

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You may see the blood at the entrance wound but without recovering the animal you can't be sure of the bullet path.The bullet may have struck the right location but the deer may have been at an angle that you did not realize that caused the bullet to miss the vitals.I have seen similar situations many times where the shooter was very sure of the shot but without recovering the animal you will never know how the bullet performed.

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How hard is it to understand BROADSIDE? I have shot and killed enough deer to know what is going on. That is why I use the x. Bullet performance is NEVER an issue. The shot on that deer was as textbook as they get. The bst just dont do worth a crap at high velocities. Have even seen proof of that with 150grain in my 300wsm. If you want to take a chance, use em. I will stick with the x bullet.