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<blockquote data-quote="Ronald W Schaefer" data-source="post: 1985745" data-attributes="member: 109378"><p>I have 3--7mm-08 rifles and have shot them since 1990--kids have over 40 DRT kills on white tails and countless hogs in a little Browning A-Bolt micro medallion. Used 140 gr Nosler partitions for decades. I see kind of some bizarre advice IMO, here along with some good. Don't use match bullets on game and don't use light bullets on Elk. Currently my go to load is 46 grs, RL-17, 145gr Barnes LRX, CCI-BR-2 Primer and Lapua brass. I get 2844 out of that in a Fierce CT Edge rifle width a 22" barrel and 2770 out of the other two with 20" pipes. My wife took her Weatherby Camilla to Africa and had all one shot kills on some large plains game and my last shot was Mule Buck at 475 yds...all one shot kills. By the way nothing wrong with the Hornady factory ammo in 150 gr ELD-X bullet--I'd just be lazy and shoot that but it just wouldn't shoot in any of the three rifles I have--about 1.5 moa. 156 Oryx or A Frame might be great too--I just haven't ever shot 'em. Try Alliant powders--I seem to get about 50-80 fps faster out of any bullet powder combo over other makes. RL-17 with 140-145 gr, RL-19 for 150-160 or RL 22 for the big heavies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ronald W Schaefer, post: 1985745, member: 109378"] I have 3--7mm-08 rifles and have shot them since 1990--kids have over 40 DRT kills on white tails and countless hogs in a little Browning A-Bolt micro medallion. Used 140 gr Nosler partitions for decades. I see kind of some bizarre advice IMO, here along with some good. Don't use match bullets on game and don't use light bullets on Elk. Currently my go to load is 46 grs, RL-17, 145gr Barnes LRX, CCI-BR-2 Primer and Lapua brass. I get 2844 out of that in a Fierce CT Edge rifle width a 22" barrel and 2770 out of the other two with 20" pipes. My wife took her Weatherby Camilla to Africa and had all one shot kills on some large plains game and my last shot was Mule Buck at 475 yds...all one shot kills. By the way nothing wrong with the Hornady factory ammo in 150 gr ELD-X bullet--I'd just be lazy and shoot that but it just wouldn't shoot in any of the three rifles I have--about 1.5 moa. 156 Oryx or A Frame might be great too--I just haven't ever shot 'em. Try Alliant powders--I seem to get about 50-80 fps faster out of any bullet powder combo over other makes. RL-17 with 140-145 gr, RL-19 for 150-160 or RL 22 for the big heavies. [/QUOTE]
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