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7mm-08 Bullet Choice for Stone Sheep inside of 500 yards
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<blockquote data-quote="Ronald W Schaefer" data-source="post: 2865406" data-attributes="member: 109378"><p>My family and I all shoot 145 gr Barnes LRX in our 7mm-08. This load is tested all over the world on plains game in Africa, South Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. I recently took a nice mule buck at 475 yds in NM across a canyon off the sticks, a Field and stream shot I really enjoyed. All animals taken were one-shot, DRT kills--Elk, Mule deer, Sable Antelope, Gemsbok, Blue Wildebeest, numerous White Tail deer and a truck bed full of hogs. Four different people shoot this load in four different rifles--range from .7 MOA to about 1.1 but very decent in all rifles. Not uber precision but very consistent. It is: </p><p></p><p>145 gr Barnes LRX bullet--seated to forward most friction band.</p><p>46 grs RL-17 powder (this is a tad warm so work up)</p><p>CCI BR-2 primer</p><p>Lapua brass</p><p>Trim length: 2.027</p><p>COAL: 2.89</p><p>Performance:</p><p>Fierce Custom CT Edge w 22" Bbl. - MV 2820, group .449</p><p>Weatherby Camilla w 20" Bbl.- MV 2688, group .850</p><p>Browning A-Bolt Micro Medallion w 20" Bbl.- MV 2767, group .750</p><p>Rem 700 Mountain Sporter Stainless - 24" Bbl. - MV 2844, group avg. 1.1</p><p></p><p>Bottom line-should be great for goats and sheep...very good long-range performance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ronald W Schaefer, post: 2865406, member: 109378"] My family and I all shoot 145 gr Barnes LRX in our 7mm-08. This load is tested all over the world on plains game in Africa, South Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. I recently took a nice mule buck at 475 yds in NM across a canyon off the sticks, a Field and stream shot I really enjoyed. All animals taken were one-shot, DRT kills--Elk, Mule deer, Sable Antelope, Gemsbok, Blue Wildebeest, numerous White Tail deer and a truck bed full of hogs. Four different people shoot this load in four different rifles--range from .7 MOA to about 1.1 but very decent in all rifles. Not uber precision but very consistent. It is: 145 gr Barnes LRX bullet--seated to forward most friction band. 46 grs RL-17 powder (this is a tad warm so work up) CCI BR-2 primer Lapua brass Trim length: 2.027 COAL: 2.89 Performance: Fierce Custom CT Edge w 22" Bbl. - MV 2820, group .449 Weatherby Camilla w 20" Bbl.- MV 2688, group .850 Browning A-Bolt Micro Medallion w 20" Bbl.- MV 2767, group .750 Rem 700 Mountain Sporter Stainless - 24" Bbl. - MV 2844, group avg. 1.1 Bottom line-should be great for goats and sheep...very good long-range performance. [/QUOTE]
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