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300 RUM or 7mm with 180 bergers at 3000 fps
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<blockquote data-quote="Timnterra" data-source="post: 937004" data-attributes="member: 55944"><p>I've got a 7mm rem mag with a custom 28" 1-8"twist barrel shooting 180hybrid and 69.5gr retumbo I get about 3080 FPS average with .75moa groups. This bullet is amazing and performs quite well. My intent was like yours with building the gun to shoot long range. Last year was my first season to hunt with the rifle/ load combination and I ended up shooting a muley off hand at 100yds instead of prone at 1000. This was my fear from the beginning that with the target bullet at close range I would destroy too much meat. Well berger's advertising was correct the bullet punched a dime size entry hole through the shoulder and exploded in the chest cavity. When I field dressed the deer the organs were like Campbells chunky soup. There was a bunch of bruising in the shoulder but most of the meat was still good. Based upon that experience and the knowledge that bergers expand reliably above 1800fps I'd go with the 180gr 7mm because it will save you a lot of money in components. You already have brass dies and experience reloading the 7mm and rum brass is stinking expensive. Also you will be using 20 grains less powder per round. I'd strongly recommend you go 28" on the barrel no matter which round you choose you will never regret paying those $20 extra bucks for that extra velocity. That's my $.02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timnterra, post: 937004, member: 55944"] I've got a 7mm rem mag with a custom 28" 1-8"twist barrel shooting 180hybrid and 69.5gr retumbo I get about 3080 FPS average with .75moa groups. This bullet is amazing and performs quite well. My intent was like yours with building the gun to shoot long range. Last year was my first season to hunt with the rifle/ load combination and I ended up shooting a muley off hand at 100yds instead of prone at 1000. This was my fear from the beginning that with the target bullet at close range I would destroy too much meat. Well berger's advertising was correct the bullet punched a dime size entry hole through the shoulder and exploded in the chest cavity. When I field dressed the deer the organs were like Campbells chunky soup. There was a bunch of bruising in the shoulder but most of the meat was still good. Based upon that experience and the knowledge that bergers expand reliably above 1800fps I'd go with the 180gr 7mm because it will save you a lot of money in components. You already have brass dies and experience reloading the 7mm and rum brass is stinking expensive. Also you will be using 20 grains less powder per round. I'd strongly recommend you go 28" on the barrel no matter which round you choose you will never regret paying those $20 extra bucks for that extra velocity. That's my $.02 [/QUOTE]
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