I have a desicion to make before hunting season. I have my thoughts on this but would be interested in yours.
I am shooting a 7mm Stw and 140 gr bullets and have been shooting Barnes TSX with 81 gr of RL22. This shoots 3/4 of an inch at 100 yards which is fine for me. I also have just loaded 140 gr XLC's which shoot 1/2 inch groups but with 83 gr of RL22. I like the TSX bullet better but I think I will get more velocity out of the XLC and they also shoot tighter groups not to mention I can load an extra 2 gr more powder than the TSX. Which one would you use and also keep in mind that this is also a long distance gun and I wonder which bullet would fly flatter but also wonder which one will perform better. It is a compicated thing yet simple and I hope I have explained it well enough.
Nube;
When you hit a bull elk with your 140gr 7mm bullet at 300 yds. I don't think it will matter much if one bullet grouped at 3/4 in and the other at 1/2 in nor will it matter that one was faster by 100 fps. Go with the TSX's
wapiti11
Keep working on the load you aren't there yet,seating depth seating depth it should shoot 3/4 inch at 200.Every one I have loaded shoots great although I have a question about expansion it could be my fault with a bad drop of powder the moose died but I recovered the bullet and it barely opened.We will see hpw they work this year.