7mm08 users

[jm1981]

What is your favorite bullet type and weight?

 

[larry ipock]

I can only find them in 140grn. my mod 70 shoots win power points the best

 

[stringtalker]

Federal fusion 120 grain, deer hate them, lol

 

[jm1981]

I've been using 139 grain hornady superformance. The problem I'm having with them is very few pass throughs. I'm leaning towards changing to nosler partition but wanted some other opinions.

 

[AllOutdoors]

120 gr Sierra pro hunter. 140 grain gr Sierra game king hpbt is an awesome bullet.

 

[stringtalker]

I've been using 139 grain hornady superformance. The problem I'm having with them is very few pass throughs. I'm leaning towards changing to nosler partition but wanted some other opinions.

Try the federal fusions, 120 or 140 grain, you will have no problem with pass thru shots

 

[280longshot]

I can only give advice on what I have experience with in the field, no way can I say one is better until I shoot and see the actual results but then dead is dead.
I tend to use a Nosler bullet because I prefer the BT, better accuracy, and just my preference but I also use the accubond. If I hunt woods, they are generally closer shots so a bonded bullet works well but so would a nosler partition. I have used sierra game kings, hornady SST, remington core lokts, speer hot core, and in reality all perform well.
I just don't like a bullet that fragments so I tend to use the most accurate bullet with the least meat damage.
My choice and my preference is the 140 nosler accubond or 140 barnes TSX. Now if I'm shooting my 280 with longer shots I use the BT without much meat damage.

 

[rem270]

I use the core loct's. Always had good results out of them in the 7-08.

 

[HuntingDicksonDTC]

Daughter shoots 140g nosler ballistic tips in her model 7. Always pass thru and deer don't go far. Fall immediately 99% of the time.

 

[bigtex]

Handloaded Nosler 120 gr BT.

 

[jetwrnch]

If by bullet you mean round I'd vote for Hornady American Whitetail. $20 a box and shoot great out of my wife's Savage. I can't reload for that price. As for bullet if you're loading it will depend on what your rifle likes.

 

[Daniel n]

If by bullet you mean round I'd vote for Hornady American Whitetail. $20 a box and shoot great out of my wife's Savage. I can't reload for that price. As for bullet if you're loading it will depend on what your rifle likes.

Same here. They shoot great in my gun.

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[7mm08]

Handload with 44.0 g Varget with a 140g Barnes TSX sitting on top. 2800 fps = lethal medicine.
4 rounds with some chuckling on that 4 th because I couldn't believe my eyes. All you Remmy users get you a Timney trigger before you start working up loads.

 

[280longshot]

Handload with 44.0 g Varget with a 140g Barnes TSX sitting on top. 2800 fps = lethal medicine.
4 rounds with some chuckling on that 4 th because I couldn't believe my eyes. All you Remmy users get you a Timney trigger before you start working up loads.

Nice shooting, and I have a liking to Barnes TSX also.

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[muddyboots]

My gun loves federal premium 140 grain Barnes.

But they don't make them anymore. Next best is federal premium 140 grain nosler partition.

 

[CharlieTN]

Just got a 7mm-08, TC Venture and am excited to hunt with it tomorrow. Hoping to see a shooter.

As for load I handloaded some Nosler 140gr E-tips over 40grains of H4895, Getting .8" group at 100 yards.

Looks very promising.

 

[Deer Assassin]

i have killed several deer


120 nbt
140 accubond
140 partiton
140 e tip
160 accubond
140 berger vld



IMHO
120 nbt in 284 i a great great bullet for tn deer
i have loaded it 2725 fps and 2869 fps in 7/08
3295 280
3595 7 saum

killed a truck load with it

 

[SKFOOTER]

Winchester Ballistic Silvertip 140 grain or Hornady SST 139 grain.

 

[muddyboots]

Not to hijack but anybody got any federal premium with Barnes 140 they would like to sell??? My stash is getting low. I got about 10 left. Lol

 

[Remington742]

140 grain core lokt

 

[backwoods7]

Ive used the Hornady 139gr American whitetails in my Remington 700 7-08 for the last 3 years. I absolutely love this bullet. hammers deer

 

[wsm]

My x bolt likes 140 grain federal fusion.

 

[REN]

139 SST works well in mine and the previous one I owned.

May switch to the accubonds though when I find them for the right price


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[snaildarter]

I use Ramshot big game powder with mixed brass and Prvi Partisan 140 gr PSPBT bullets in my Model 7. They shoot good and are cheap.

Killed this 7pt with them two weeks ago, clean pass through, quick kill.

 

[jm1981]

I ordered a box of the federal premium with 140 grain nosler partition, hope I get similar results

 

[hunt4646]

My Savage Axis compact in 7mm-08 prefers Sierra Prohunter in 120 gr. loaded just under max with H380. Next would be Hornady 162SST. This is only 7mm-08 that I have shot that does not like 139 gr Hornady interlock sp or Interbond bullets. Accuracy is very poor in THIS rifle using Hornady American Whitetail ammo. I am not knocking Hornady as I have excellent results with their bullets in all other rifles.

 

[muddyboots]

My Savage Axis compact in 7mm-08 prefers Sierra Prohunter in 120 gr. loaded just under max with H380. Next would be Hornady 162SST. This is only 7mm-08 that I have shot that does not like 139 gr Hornady interlock sp or Interbond bullets. Accuracy is very poor in THIS rifle using Hornady American Whitetail ammo. I am not knocking Hornady as I have excellent results with their bullets in all other rifles.

I have this gun for my 7 yr old girl. It likes Barnes vortex 120 grain.

 

[Zulu]

I was using 140 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips up until a couple of years ago. Never had a deer go more that about 50 yds after shot. The only problem was no pass-through on a couple of close range (<40 yd shots) -- the jacket and core separated; jacket ended up embedded under the skin on the far side. Anyway, I switched to Accubonds and that solved that potential problem. I still use the BT's for practice (cheaper), but load AB's for hunting -- exact same BC and same point-of-impact from my rifle.

 

[JJ3]

140 grain federal fusion. Good pass through with nice exit hole on 4 deer so far and a coyote. I tried the Hornady 139 g SST but it wouldn't group well in my gun -- 2" group best I could get. Fusions get 1" group.

 

[pb10point]

Hornady 140 grain ballistic tip.Very accurate and will drop them in their tracks.