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A Baffling Buffet of Bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="HandgunHTR" data-source="post: 3024262" data-attributes="member: 126524"><p>I have been killing deer with a 7-08 for 25 years now. I started with a Browning A-bolt II, 22" barrel, 1-9.5" twist and I honestly don't know how many grooves.</p><p>My current rifle is a custom Tikka chambered in 7-08AI with a Bartlein barrel, Rem Varmint contour, 20" long, 1-8.7 twist, 5R rifling.</p><p></p><p>The fact that you will not be reloading takes monometal bullets off the table, in my opinion, as the best ones (i.e. the ones that will expand reliably at slower speeds) are all "custom" and not found in loaded ammo. Those would be Hammers, Cutting Edge, or the like. Barnes loads their 120 grain TTSX and Hornady loads their 139 grain CX bullets in their ammo. I see that Midway carries Underwood ammo that is loaded with the 142 grain Controlled Chaos, lead-free. That may work.</p><p></p><p>I would go with anything in the 140-150 grain range in regards to cup and core bullets. The 150 grain ELD-X or 150 grain Nosler ABLR are both good bullets in the 7-08.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, though, I would just buy a box of a few different loads and let the rifle tell you what it likes, then buy a case of that. Factory loaded 7-08 ammo isn't going to become easier to find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HandgunHTR, post: 3024262, member: 126524"] I have been killing deer with a 7-08 for 25 years now. I started with a Browning A-bolt II, 22" barrel, 1-9.5" twist and I honestly don't know how many grooves. My current rifle is a custom Tikka chambered in 7-08AI with a Bartlein barrel, Rem Varmint contour, 20" long, 1-8.7 twist, 5R rifling. The fact that you will not be reloading takes monometal bullets off the table, in my opinion, as the best ones (i.e. the ones that will expand reliably at slower speeds) are all "custom" and not found in loaded ammo. Those would be Hammers, Cutting Edge, or the like. Barnes loads their 120 grain TTSX and Hornady loads their 139 grain CX bullets in their ammo. I see that Midway carries Underwood ammo that is loaded with the 142 grain Controlled Chaos, lead-free. That may work. I would go with anything in the 140-150 grain range in regards to cup and core bullets. The 150 grain ELD-X or 150 grain Nosler ABLR are both good bullets in the 7-08. Honestly, though, I would just buy a box of a few different loads and let the rifle tell you what it likes, then buy a case of that. Factory loaded 7-08 ammo isn't going to become easier to find. [/QUOTE]
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