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Best 7mm bullet out to 600 yds
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<blockquote data-quote="MAD10" data-source="post: 1724985" data-attributes="member: 29370"><p>OP,</p><p></p><p>I would want to know two things before recommending a 7mm bullet. </p><p></p><p>1 What MV do you plan on running it at? </p><p>loosely = cartridge since you can reach similar MV in various forms)</p><p></p><p>2 How do you want the bullet to perform? </p><p>-Do you want to punch through both sides no matter what commonly a person will choose controlled expansion bullets Partitions, TTSX etc.</p><p>-Prefer to dump all the energy inside on entry = frangible bullets Berger, ELDM, SMK's etc.</p><p>________________</p><p>Personally I find it helpful to figure out what velocities a given bullet I want to use will perform as designed and at what distances that MV will do that. That specific criteria will dictate whether I use a 7mm 08, a 28 Nolser or a 280 Rem etc. Or if the velocity I'm looking for is similar between cartridges I may be able to hand load the same velocity across all three examples and can choose which has less recoil or which is lighter to carry in the field etc. </p><p></p><p>For example I push a 7mm bullet in a 7mm 08 about 2700 fps and use 162 ELD-M's. That bullet design has proven to work very well (with my MV) from 100 yards out to around 800+ yards on game and out to a mile on steel and rocks no problem. Others I know run the same bullet in faster 7mm's and will not shoot as close as 100 yards because they feel the bullet is moving too fast at that distance and could produce poor performance such as bullet blown up and not much penetration. </p><p></p><p>In the same idea (strictly my opinion) because of my MV I would not launch a Partition or TTSX say more than 350ish yards in my 7mm 08 on game. I feel the controlled expansion bullets need more speed than my 7mm 08 provided at 600 yards and would use a different cartridge size (MV) on those 7mm bullets. </p><p></p><p>hope that helps...and hit me up if you want to get in the weeds on bullet choice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MAD10, post: 1724985, member: 29370"] OP, I would want to know two things before recommending a 7mm bullet. 1 What MV do you plan on running it at? loosely = cartridge since you can reach similar MV in various forms) 2 How do you want the bullet to perform? -Do you want to punch through both sides no matter what commonly a person will choose controlled expansion bullets Partitions, TTSX etc. -Prefer to dump all the energy inside on entry = frangible bullets Berger, ELDM, SMK's etc. ________________ Personally I find it helpful to figure out what velocities a given bullet I want to use will perform as designed and at what distances that MV will do that. That specific criteria will dictate whether I use a 7mm 08, a 28 Nolser or a 280 Rem etc. Or if the velocity I'm looking for is similar between cartridges I may be able to hand load the same velocity across all three examples and can choose which has less recoil or which is lighter to carry in the field etc. For example I push a 7mm bullet in a 7mm 08 about 2700 fps and use 162 ELD-M's. That bullet design has proven to work very well (with my MV) from 100 yards out to around 800+ yards on game and out to a mile on steel and rocks no problem. Others I know run the same bullet in faster 7mm's and will not shoot as close as 100 yards because they feel the bullet is moving too fast at that distance and could produce poor performance such as bullet blown up and not much penetration. In the same idea (strictly my opinion) because of my MV I would not launch a Partition or TTSX say more than 350ish yards in my 7mm 08 on game. I feel the controlled expansion bullets need more speed than my 7mm 08 provided at 600 yards and would use a different cartridge size (MV) on those 7mm bullets. hope that helps...and hit me up if you want to get in the weeds on bullet choice [/QUOTE]
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