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<blockquote data-quote="catamountsierra" data-source="post: 1568313" data-attributes="member: 79865"><p>I have shot 2 deer and an elk with my 7mm-08, all with good results. The first deer was shot with a 140gr Accubond at 60 yards with a muzzle velocity of 2825fps. The deer was slightly quartering towards me, and I hit it through the upper front leg, heart, and both lungs; it was dead before it hit the ground. The exit hole was about 3/4" and the heart and lungs were unidentifiable jello. Perfect, as far as I am concerned.</p><p>The elk was shot at 200 yards with a 150gr Accubond Long Range launched at 2750fps. The cow elk was broadside and I missed ribs, but the bullet turned the heart and one lung to jello. Exit was about 1/2". The cow walked about 40 yards before laying down dead. The second deer was shot with the same load at 175 yards, and just vanished out of the scope (probably shouldn't have cranked it up to 16x). It just fell straight down and never moved. Another broadside shot, between ribs on entrance and hit one on exit; I missed the heart on this one but both lungs were reduced to jello. Exit hole was about 1". I would definitely recommend either of these bullets for the 7mm-08 based on that small sample. They seem to open enough to do substantial damage even on a broadside shot without bone contact, but I believe they would hold together going through heavier bone as well. I think the ideal shot would be through heart and lungs and through a rib on entrance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catamountsierra, post: 1568313, member: 79865"] I have shot 2 deer and an elk with my 7mm-08, all with good results. The first deer was shot with a 140gr Accubond at 60 yards with a muzzle velocity of 2825fps. The deer was slightly quartering towards me, and I hit it through the upper front leg, heart, and both lungs; it was dead before it hit the ground. The exit hole was about 3/4" and the heart and lungs were unidentifiable jello. Perfect, as far as I am concerned. The elk was shot at 200 yards with a 150gr Accubond Long Range launched at 2750fps. The cow elk was broadside and I missed ribs, but the bullet turned the heart and one lung to jello. Exit was about 1/2". The cow walked about 40 yards before laying down dead. The second deer was shot with the same load at 175 yards, and just vanished out of the scope (probably shouldn't have cranked it up to 16x). It just fell straight down and never moved. Another broadside shot, between ribs on entrance and hit one on exit; I missed the heart on this one but both lungs were reduced to jello. Exit hole was about 1". I would definitely recommend either of these bullets for the 7mm-08 based on that small sample. They seem to open enough to do substantial damage even on a broadside shot without bone contact, but I believe they would hold together going through heavier bone as well. I think the ideal shot would be through heart and lungs and through a rib on entrance. [/QUOTE]
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