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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1812668" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>My guess is that they build the 162's with a heavier jacket, since most guys are going to use them in a bigger/faster cartridge. The 7mm-08 probably pushes the lighter bullet to about the same velocity as the heavier one exits the 7mm magnums, and they probably designed both bullets to operate at about the same impact velocity. </p><p></p><p>Years ago, I got a little tired of the way the 150-grain bullets were blowing up the shoulders of deer I was shooting with them. My buddy Santo told me how his father was using 180's on deer, and having none of that. I switched to the heavier bullet, and got the same results - less meat damage; same quick kills. Trajectories were nothing special out of my 308, but I wasn't shooting much past 200 yards anyway. </p><p></p><p>The trick here, I think, is to try different bullets and see how they work. It takes a lot of hunting seasons to gather much experience, but this forum is a good place to get a lot of second-hand experience. The general consensus seems to be that when you don't like the way a certain bullet design works, going one level heavier often fixes the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1812668, member: 109113"] My guess is that they build the 162's with a heavier jacket, since most guys are going to use them in a bigger/faster cartridge. The 7mm-08 probably pushes the lighter bullet to about the same velocity as the heavier one exits the 7mm magnums, and they probably designed both bullets to operate at about the same impact velocity. Years ago, I got a little tired of the way the 150-grain bullets were blowing up the shoulders of deer I was shooting with them. My buddy Santo told me how his father was using 180's on deer, and having none of that. I switched to the heavier bullet, and got the same results - less meat damage; same quick kills. Trajectories were nothing special out of my 308, but I wasn't shooting much past 200 yards anyway. The trick here, I think, is to try different bullets and see how they work. It takes a lot of hunting seasons to gather much experience, but this forum is a good place to get a lot of second-hand experience. The general consensus seems to be that when you don't like the way a certain bullet design works, going one level heavier often fixes the problem. [/QUOTE]
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