codyadams
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Nice. Ya this 7 rem mag is a 24" Bartlien 5r.
Anyone using PVA Cayuga bullets?
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What powder rl26 right?
codyadams
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Yup yup
Mine is a 26 inch barrel n565 I might see 3450 plus then with the 151s. That would be impressive. I have plenty of time to do load development won't have a tag til next year.
Bghunter338
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Here's a picture from my daughter's doe while I was stripping the rib cage. This was all the blood shot from this deer, as you can see it was all surface blood shot and very easy to clean. That is the exit hole. She was shooting her custom Winchester model 70 I had built for her in 25 wssm shooting the 117gr Cayuga at 3050fps. The deer was 120 yards up hill above us. Thought I would share as I'm impressed with the low meat damage these cause.
codyadams
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Impressive wound channel/exit. I'm liking these more and more as we get critters on the ground. With any luck, will get two more goats on the ground this weekend with my wife's 7 max and the 170's.
Bghunter338
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I know right! I'm really thinking about doing load work in my new stw now with the 170s. Even though the 190 atips are almost one hole groups at 100 yards. I'm thinking these 170s might be a better with less meat damage. Please let me know the performance that you guys get with the 170s.
Any idea what velocity potential would with this 170 gr from a 7 Rem Mag?
codyadams
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No, but for a rough idea, I'm running it at 2,835 with a moderate load from a 20" 7 Sherman max with H1000. A 26" would probably be 2975-3050, use a powder like RL26 and add another 100-150 fps. A 7 Mag would probably be similar, since a 7 max is just a saum improved.
Thanks bud.
codyadams
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My wife got an elk down with the 170 Cayuga, starting at 2835 fps from a 20" 7 Sherman max. 430 yards, impact velocity was around 2430 fps.
She made an excellent double lung hit with the typical Wyoming breeze, 20-30mph with the little crystal snowflakes stinging her in the face as she layed prone in the snow.
Complete pass through, about a 50 cent sized exit, cow turned and ran about 75 yards, leaving a fantastic blood trail, and tumbled down against some trees. Photo's tell the rest!
Entrance side
Blood trail....pretty easy to follow!
Exit after we rolled her over
Inside chest cavity after pulling out heart and lungs
Lungs, right side entrance left side exit
Entrance inside
Exit inside
After boning out - exit hole
Well, after using the 7mm 151's and 170's on several pronghorn, mule deer and elk, still no complaints. They seem to be extremely effective, expand and do damage well, can be pushed fast, and kill quickly. This cow sprinted for maybe 5-10 seconds before hitting the dirt. All that with a .375 G7, not much for 7mm 170 grain bullets out there to compete with that!
She made an excellent double lung hit with the typical Wyoming breeze, 20-30mph with the little crystal snowflakes stinging her in the face as she layed prone in the snow.
Complete pass through, about a 50 cent sized exit, cow turned and ran about 75 yards, leaving a fantastic blood trail, and tumbled down against some trees. Photo's tell the rest!
Entrance side
Blood trail....pretty easy to follow!
Exit after we rolled her over
Inside chest cavity after pulling out heart and lungs
Lungs, right side entrance left side exit
Entrance inside
Exit inside
After boning out - exit hole
Well, after using the 7mm 151's and 170's on several pronghorn, mule deer and elk, still no complaints. They seem to be extremely effective, expand and do damage well, can be pushed fast, and kill quickly. This cow sprinted for maybe 5-10 seconds before hitting the dirt. All that with a .375 G7, not much for 7mm 170 grain bullets out there to compete with that!
Congrats
Oh HELLYEAH!
codyadams
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This photo does a better job of putting into perspective how big this cow was.....
