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Browning X-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag -- Heaviest Bullet Weight?
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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1622559" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>For bullet selection you really want to look at the game at hand, the expected maximum range you'll take a shot and some level of personal preference about rapidity of expansion (up to and including fragmentation) vs. penetration. I prefer a bullet that will exit and leave a ragged bleeding hole but which will also give good expansion. Most of my game shots have been relatively close so bullet fragmentation has been my biggest enemy on big game.</p><p></p><p>More fragile bullets like Nosler Ballistic Tips and things with exposed lead tips and tip skiving will open up faster at high impact speeds associated with close range shots which can sacrifice penetration. At longer ranges with lowish impact velocities they're more likely to expand reliably (at low speeds this sacrifices penetration as well). I like these on deer size game.</p><p></p><p>A little tougher, like A-frame/partition bullets, bonded bullets and some other designs with aggressively tapered jackets are more likely to get deeper penetration and good expansion. Even if the nose fragments from high impact velocity, the base is pretty heavy and will help get a little more depth. For everything above deer this is where I like to start. It's also a little of the best of both worlds... up to a point.</p><p></p><p>A lot tougher and you're into mono-metal bullets like Barnes/Hammers/GMX and now you're getting into a zone where things can get sensitive to impact velocities getting too low at long range causing failures to expand much or at all. Even in the monometals though there are gradations of design and performance and things have advanced considerably over the years since Barnes first offerings some decades back. If I want to make as sure as possible to get an exit hole I'd be looking for a shot at medium range on something elk size as long as the cartridge can bring the necessary amount of snot to the party.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1622559, member: 96226"] For bullet selection you really want to look at the game at hand, the expected maximum range you'll take a shot and some level of personal preference about rapidity of expansion (up to and including fragmentation) vs. penetration. I prefer a bullet that will exit and leave a ragged bleeding hole but which will also give good expansion. Most of my game shots have been relatively close so bullet fragmentation has been my biggest enemy on big game. More fragile bullets like Nosler Ballistic Tips and things with exposed lead tips and tip skiving will open up faster at high impact speeds associated with close range shots which can sacrifice penetration. At longer ranges with lowish impact velocities they're more likely to expand reliably (at low speeds this sacrifices penetration as well). I like these on deer size game. A little tougher, like A-frame/partition bullets, bonded bullets and some other designs with aggressively tapered jackets are more likely to get deeper penetration and good expansion. Even if the nose fragments from high impact velocity, the base is pretty heavy and will help get a little more depth. For everything above deer this is where I like to start. It's also a little of the best of both worlds... up to a point. A lot tougher and you're into mono-metal bullets like Barnes/Hammers/GMX and now you're getting into a zone where things can get sensitive to impact velocities getting too low at long range causing failures to expand much or at all. Even in the monometals though there are gradations of design and performance and things have advanced considerably over the years since Barnes first offerings some decades back. If I want to make as sure as possible to get an exit hole I'd be looking for a shot at medium range on something elk size as long as the cartridge can bring the necessary amount of snot to the party. [/QUOTE]
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