150 ablr/7mm-08 kills jugs

[Firebird]

I've never shot into jugs before so I hope what I did has value to some of you. I set them at one hundred yards. Bullet penetrated four jugs and was inside the fourth, left a divet where it tried to pound through but couldn't. 78 grains retained weight. The first two jugs were obliterated, remaining two just had plain old holes. I did clock the load at 2811 fps from my little 7 and 46.6 grains of rl17. Chronograph is ten feet from muzzle. It can be shot faster for sure but this is what I had on hand and what was most accurate load for me and the rem 700.

 

[EOD Diver]

That's a beautiful mushroom and 52% weight retention sounds about right from some of the others I've seen. I wish I could've used one in my 280AI this year, but no luck. JD338 gave 'em a nice shake down though!
Joe

 

[Guy Miner]

Nicely mushroomed bullet - and I can't ask for much else from your report. Covered it all: range to target, how many jugs were penetrated, muzzle velocity, recovered bullet weight...

Looks like a really good bullet for deer size critters. I know the 7-08 is an excellent cartridge too!

Thanks for posting it up, and with good photos.

Guy

 

[DrMike]

Classic performance from a fine bullet. I did not recover either bullet that dropped my elk or my mulie this year. However, the bullet did drop them right smartly. That is a meaningful post; that you.

 

[SJB358]

VERY nice! Great load too.

That bullet is starting to look real good as it slows down a little and 4 jugs is pretty awesome performance.

 

[JD338]

Great looking bullet for sure.
Nice work.

JD338

 

[Firebird]

Filled a doe antelope tag today with the 7mm08 and a 150 gr ablr-same load as listed in my first post. Shot was 200 yards slightly quartering to me. Hit right behind the elbow leaving no visible entrance hole, exited middle of far side making a mess of the vitals as it passed through and through leaving a thumb sized exit wound-acorn if you'd rather. Broke three ribs at the entrance. The antelope ran about 20 yards and was done but when it was running I could tell it was already dead on its feet. Field dressed she was 74 pounds.
I've shot over 100 of these bullets at distances out to 600 yards and they fly great, seem to work as expected on antelope!

 

[Guy Miner]

Nicely done!

 

[JD338]

Firebird,

Congratulations on the speed goat buddy.
I am very impressed with the 7mm 150 gr ABLR, just like you.
BTW, I've shot them out to 800 yds and they shoot flat and hit hard.

JD338

 

[DrMike]

Very nice. Congratulations on a fine doe. She should be quite tasty.

 

[PJGunner]

I've been playing with that bullet a bit in my .280 Rem. and 7x57. Reached Nosler's max load withIMR 7828 SSC with velocity at 3010 FPS. Accuracy so far has sucked big time. Best group came from the load that reached 2800 FPS and even that one was almost 1.5". Not quite 1.25" and just under 1.5".
In the 7x57 groups were more like patterns. When I find a couple more boxes of those bullets I'll experiment some more with them. From what I've seen and read off this site, performance should be very good on game. I'm loading specifically for cow elk. :grin:
Paul B.

 

[DrMike]

The 150 ABLR will work quite well for cow elk, Paul. You should be able to find appropriate accuracy shortly.

 

[SJB358]

Great story Firebird! That's great stuff!

 

[gerry]

Congrats on your nice antelope, she should taste great. Really like the field photo and also have to say that I think the 700 BDL is the nicest 7mm-08 they have ever made.

The ABLR looks to be a real game changer for standard rounds extending the range of them so that there is less reason to us a magnum round for the average hunter.

 

[Firebird]

This gun has had a nice season-time to put it away and tinker with something else for awhile! Here is its last task for this year. Nephew jake and my brother mike with jakes first ever buck deer. I was the guide of sorts since I have hunted this part of Wyoming before. This was a big deer for the area and we all felt very fortunate to collect him. Used the 150 ablr-missed the first shot at 70 yards then drilled him hard at 232 yards and steep downhill angle. Couldn't tell the buck was hit other than the sound and jake put a second bulletin in him. After some pics I went for the truck while father and son performed the age old ritual of field dressing a nice buck. First bullet hit middle of body and exited under the flank, rupturing guts something awful! Second shot right behind shoulder and angles back through guts and may have ended up in a rear leg somewhere. If they find the bullet when they cut him up I will post it. Great hunt and awesome first buck for 15 year old kid-and his dad and his uncle! The bullet and rifle combo may not be the hammer of Thor, but certainly a great long distance mixture of bt and ab bullets.

 

[DrMike]

Good looking buck. Congratulations to the hunter; he did his family proud.

 

[6mm Remington]

Nice looking buck and sure neat to take them with loads you work up for your own rifles. It adds meaning at least to me.

 

[SJB358]

Congratulations! Man, what a buck for his first one.. Man, great shooting and way to stick with it, give that kid a solid handshake from me. Someone trained him well to stay on the gun and keep putting rounds downrange till the animal was still!

An old instructor once said anything worth shooting once is worth shooting again! I live by it!

Sounds like the bullet did pretty well too in order to keep that buck in place till he could be finished. Awesome. Pretty deer too.

 

[Guy Miner]

Wow! Congrats.

 

[FOTIS]

Nice!