7 rem mag load for deer & antelope

[gdog]

Looking for suggestions on a good powder/bullet combo for deer & elk 7 rem mag.

Haven't reloaded for this yet and need a load for my WY antelope hunt in the fall.

Thanks!

 

[mtmuley]

160 grain Accubond and RL-22. mtmuley

 

[Ottersix]

My Tikka T3 loves a 160gr Speer spitzer over 66gr of 7828. Some manuals call this max or a little beyond. I see no sign of pressure in the Tikka though. Let common sense be your guide.

 

[tailchasers]

I played with this last year for deer and antelope as well. I settled on the 110gr Barnes and IMR 4350.

"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."

 

[philthy]

I've loaded 160 grain Speer Grand Slams over 62 grains of IMR4831 in my Steyr Mannlicher for years. The complaint dept is quiet since they're all dead.

 

[gdog]

Seems that 160 gr bullets are the most popular in the 7. I was leaning toward the Acuubonds. Interested in trying the LR Accubonds when they come out.

I may try those for my 300 rum as well.

 

[440sixpack]

Hard to beat the 160 gr Partition for elk, it would do great on deer too if you wanted .

For pronghorn I'd load a 140 or 150 Balitic Tip, they're fine for smaller game and shoot great. at longer ranges a 150 balistic tip is great for deer. no so much for closer shots if you expect them.












Stay thirsty my friends

 

[mtmuley]

Or just load the 160 Accubond and kill everything with one bullet. mtmuley

 

[waspocrew]

The 160 AB and RL-22 is my plan for my new 7mm Sendero. Seems to be a good recipe with an awesome track record.

 

[gdog]

>Or just load the 160 Accubond
>and kill everything with one
>bullet. mtmuley


Sounds like a plan, although I won't be using this for elk...thats what my 300 rum is for.

 

[mtmuley]

The 160 Accubond in the 7mm is a deadly combo for elk. I use my RUM for antelope. mtmuley

 

[lve2143]

I've also agreed that the heavier bullet is
great for the old classic.

My buddy David, this last year, shot a
Bighorn sheep, a great elk, and an antlope...

all with 160 grain Partitions.

It worked.

I'm a 140'er for the .280

But 160, is the 7mag weight....

 

[REDDOG]

I shoot a combo of 145LRX and 162 Amax in my 7mm

 

[Timberbuck]

Swift 150 grain scirocco, better BC/bullet than the accubond.

 

[blacktailBC]

Nosler loadbook recommends IMR4350 and R-22 for the lighter bullets. Magpro, R-25 for 160's

 

[CHWino_1]

H4831 and Barnes 140 TTSX for me. I shot 160 partitions for years but wanted a flat shooting deer load. The tipped TSX's shoot well.