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Dick you can compare bullet to bullet the way you like, as I am sure the author of the article (that I cannot find right now) compared as he saw fit to make his point. To help out the author's theory somewhat, Winchester 160 grain Accubonds in 7 Remington Magnum fly faster and hit harder (by a small but increasingly larger margin) than 7 out of 14 listed 7RM 150 grain bullets of different manufacture at 300, 400 and 500 yards. You can cross-reference that in a 2009 Petersen's Hunting Annual, ballistics guide if you like. I used 175 grain 7 RM soft-points with great success for moose for many years also, until 160 Fail Safe and Accubond bullets became more available. They even have 160 XP3's now too. 160 XP3's in a new X-bolt in 7WSM may just be my next optimum moose gun.
wayne
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