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7mm-08 or 6.5
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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 1490541" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>For hunting I like a bullet to impact at 1800 FPS or above. If you look at various bullets in the 7mm-08 you'll see that they all hit that velocity around the same distance, which is 500-700 yards depending on barrel length and how hot you're loading. The heavier bullets just don't have time to catch up in that short window. For a 20" barrel I think the 150 ELD-X or a 162-168 grain match bullet is about the heaviest you can effectively push. A longer barrel might do okay with the 180s but the ballistics won't be much better than a 162 or 168. A 280 AI is about the minimum cartridge size you need to effectively launch a 180 grain 7mm pill.</p><p></p><p>I've looked into a 7mm-08 for some higher volume practicing in a 9 or 10 lb gun with 24-26" barrel. If somebody made a decent match bullet in 140 or 150 grains it would probably be a great option. But they don't. Shooting 162s might work okay but I think the better way to go would be a 280 AI or .284 and shoot 162s or 168s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 1490541, member: 12193"] For hunting I like a bullet to impact at 1800 FPS or above. If you look at various bullets in the 7mm-08 you'll see that they all hit that velocity around the same distance, which is 500-700 yards depending on barrel length and how hot you're loading. The heavier bullets just don't have time to catch up in that short window. For a 20" barrel I think the 150 ELD-X or a 162-168 grain match bullet is about the heaviest you can effectively push. A longer barrel might do okay with the 180s but the ballistics won't be much better than a 162 or 168. A 280 AI is about the minimum cartridge size you need to effectively launch a 180 grain 7mm pill. I've looked into a 7mm-08 for some higher volume practicing in a 9 or 10 lb gun with 24-26" barrel. If somebody made a decent match bullet in 140 or 150 grains it would probably be a great option. But they don't. Shooting 162s might work okay but I think the better way to go would be a 280 AI or .284 and shoot 162s or 168s. [/QUOTE]
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