Help me out with bullet choice....
I picked up a new Kimber Montana in 7-08 that I'm gonna hunt with this fall. Darned thing shoots everything I feed it equally well, with all bullets consistently grouping between .4" and .7", so I now have to choose which bullet I am going to use. I have a cow elk tag and the various deer tags. Her are the choices:
- Nosler Partitions 150 gr - Berger VLD 140 gr - Barnes TTSX 140 gr Feel free to argue like crazy and tell each other off! Kind Regards, sns2 |
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I used the nosler partition for many many years great bullet, this year I am trying the barnes tsx
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Im a partition fan.
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Barnes
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139gr. Hornady BTSP's!
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Have to agree with dick on this one. At 7-08 velocities the 139 Hornady BTSP is an impressive hunting bullet. The others mentioned are all excellent but with these velocities the only one of them that I would use is the partition if those were the only choices
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160SMP in the 6.5X55 , 160's HPBT in the 7/08 and 7X57, and 175HPBBT Sierra Game Kings all killed many head of game from point blank to the limit of "reasonable"hunting ranges, that is why I recommend them when somebody asks. Cat |
In 308, I have used the 165 Sierra GameKing HPBT on deer with good results so I am not surprised with Cat's experience. Don't know about their ballistic performance in the 7-08, but in my 308's they shot very close to 168 SMK's in terms of POI and accuracy.
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if your stuck with the 3 choices above, i would run the partitions. in 7-08 and 280 rem velocities, my go to is the 120 ballistic tip. several cow elk, 3 moose and countless deer are one shot kills.
i've only recovered one bullet in a cow elk, pass throughs on the moose and deer from 85 to 360 yards, lee |
Tsx never lost an anamial and lots of blod!!! Every time and I find they don't come apart and destroy meat
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I'm pretty certain that any of the choices listed will work just tickety-Boo in the 708!
They are all proven bullets, fog sure, it will come down to what works with your rifle.:) Cat |
140 ttsx!:character0110:
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Of your choice I prefer the 140 TTSX
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Well the prize goes to Dick. Popped into Cabelas and took back the two boxes of Partitions I had and ended up walking out with a box of Hornady 139 Interlocks.
Haven't loaded them yet, but am quite confident they will be very easy to find a load for as this gun is anything but fussy. |
My favorite part about the Sierra game king and hornady interlock is how easy it is to make them shoot good. Not to mention price.
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TTSX.... or even a Hornady GMX
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I an a big fan of the Barnes TTSX/TSX, but at 7mm-08 velocities, I prefer the 140gr Accubond. My second choice would be the Partition.
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All of them work. Use whatever bullet gives you the peace of mind and confidence and you will shoot it well and eat well.
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I watched a vid on youtube the other day comparing the nosler partition to the barnes ttsx. Granted it was a .308. He was using wet newspaper to test penetration and to demonstrate temp wound channels. Both were 150gr and both were devastating in their effect. I must say in his experiment the edge was given to the barnes. 4 inches more penetration at 23 " and a hole ten inches deep in the center he could run a fist through.
I've always been partial to nosler but this vid (can't seem to find it now) gave me food for thought. Colin |
Of the 3 choices that SNS2 listed, I would choose the partition if I wished to fill an elk tag. However, when I'm chasing after a deer, I use 120gr. Sierra ProHunters. Not that I have anything against his 2 other choices, I simply have little to no experience with Bergers or Barnes. I've also had good results both accuracy and terminal performance with 139gr. Hornady Interlocks (on deer). I think that these days we have so many good bullet choices. :)
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145gr. Speer Hot Core, great bullet, accurate and easy to work up a load for.
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The ttsx 140's are the way to go! Used them on a number of animals and they work better than the other choices you're thinking of.
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I'd use bergers just to get everybody else going, because they won't kill stuff.
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I'm having issues getting the TTSX to shoot decently out if my kimber 7mm-08 today I went to 139 gmx and at the lower end of things was at 0.75". The interlock is a good choice, I think I'm switching to Hornady all together. Barnes are just way to finicky and pricey.
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Ttsx/gmx. Have used both in 7mm rm with great results.
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Dang Interlocks are the only bullet I have tried that won't shoot. They were so all over the place, I thought there must be something wrong with the gun. Bergers it is! I just hope they make it to the elk before they explode:) |
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