3seasons Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Hey guys, got a question for anyone who shoots a 7mm Rem Mag. I’ve been out of the reloading circle for a few years (since we lost our camp) I’ve been mostly bow hunting, but I want to get back into shooting again. Finally got enough time to do a little. My old load had me shooting a Hornady 139gr. BTSP at 3318fps(on a chronograph). My Rem700 Sendero will stack them. I’ve been out of the loop for a while and don’t know what all new bullets are out there (other that looking at them on the net or in magazines.) I want a good bullet that is good for deer. I may stay with what I have since it works so well, but was wanting some suggestions on some other bullet ideas. Anything in the 140-170gr range. Tried the Hornady 150gr ballistic tips, they shot great but didn’t perform on deer the way I would like. So I went back to the 139’s. I shoot confidently out to 500yds on a range. Thanks for any input You can PM me if you want. Was thinking about the 140gr or 168gr Berger Match VLD or the Hornady SST Any pros or cons please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 The Berger match bullets are for paper. Wouldn't use 'em on game. Try Nosler Accubond, Barnes TSX or Swift Scirocco..........all bonded core or monometal, controlled expansion bullets with good ballistic coefficients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 The oldie but goodie 160gr Nosler Partition shoots very well out of my 7Mag. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 i run the barnes through my 7mm, with excellent results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 My two cents. I honestly think you are going to have a tough time finding a bullet that will perform better on deer out of that 7mm Mag better than those 139gr Hornady BTSPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 My two cents. I honestly think you are going to have a tough time finding a bullet that will perform better on deer out of that 7mm Mag better than those 139gr Hornady BTSPs. X's 2 "If it ain't broke..................... Unless you just want something to play around with, I'd say stick with the Hornady's. If you want to experiment with performance try the Barnes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tped Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I will second the 160 Partition - will work on anything from deer to elk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMort Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I have been shooting the sierra 140 grn bullets btsp out of my 7 mag for 10 years or so, has dropped a few elk, a bear and uncountable whitetail no lost animals, Old bullet works well, as was said before if it aint broke don't fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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