7mm Rem. Mag.

[wildman]

Will the 140 nbt hold up to 65.5 grains of RL22 without excessive damage wanting to use this load on wt deer. Tikka t3x rifle remington brass fed 215 primer .

 

[RL338]

Put it in the boiler room and you be fine. Above 3000 fps they seem to be grenades on bone.

 

[TackDriver284]

That load should work. If using the 140 Nosler Ballistic Tips in the 7 Mag, I would stay off the shoulders and go for the crease behind the shoulder and double lung. I have destroyed shoulders with bloodshot meat using Nosler Ballistic Tips from high velocity cartridges such as the 7 Mag and & STW. They go down fast with Nosler Ballistic Tips. You will be happy with them.

 

[xphunter]

That load should work. If using the 140 Nosler Ballistic Tips in the 7 Mag, I would stay off the shoulders and go for the crease behind the shoulder and double lung. I have destroyed shoulders with bloodshot meat using Nosler Ballistic Tips from high velocity cartridges such as the 7 Mag and & STW. They go down fast with Nosler Ballistic Tips. You will be happy with them.

 

[xphunter]

Put it in the boiler room and you be fine. Above 3000 fps they seem to be grenades on bone.

 

[wildman]

Thanks fellers was afraid it might be to much fps. according to nosler data it be running close to 3250....but dang it sure shoots good out of my rifle ...

 

[desertcj]

For reference, I saw a deer killed with a 50gr .224 varmint ballistic tip. Shot behind the shoulder. I don't recommend it, but it didn't take 5 steps. 140gr 7mm ballistic tip will be very effective if used in the same fashion.

 

[6mm Remington]

Try 140 gr. Accubonds with the same load you use for the Ballistic Tips. You might very well find that they shoot just as well and with the AccuBond you won't have to worry about excessive meat loss. Hit anything in the shoulder with no matter what kind of bullet though and damage will certainly be there, but the Accubonds hold together nicely in my experiences and meat loss is not a huge concern using them.

 

[cloverleaf]

Dad ran 130 Gr Speer Hot Cores out of his 7 MAG. Probably not at 3200+ but they were deadly, and tough enough. Anchored one big Mulie with a shot through the hips. BT's are pretty tough in my limited experience. CL

 

[wildman]

Try 140 gr. Accubonds with the same load you use for the Ballistic Tips. You might very well find that they shoot just as well and with the AccuBond you won't have to worry about excessive meat loss. Hit anything in the shoulder with no matter what kind of bullet though and damage will certainly be there, but the Accubonds hold together nicely in my experiences and meat loss is not a huge concern using them.

I'd love to try the Accubonds but can't find any that don't require a bank loan to purchase...

 

[wbm43]

Can't find the Accucond here either so I went with Hornady 150 ELD-X.

 

[pharmseller]

Can't find the Accucond here either so I went with Hornady 150 ELD-X.

150 Eldx in my 7mm-08

162 Eldx in my 7mm Rem Mag.

 

[hunter24605]

150 Eldx in my 7mm-08

162 Eldx in my 7mm Rem Mag.

I can’t imagine much in North America I wouldn’t tackle with either of those two loads.

 

[highoctane]

Have you tried the 150 gr BT? That particular BT is one tough bullet. I use to shoot them in my 7mag and they were awesome.

 

[TXbaldhunter]

I doubt 65.5grs of Reloader 22 with a 140gr NBT will be 3250fps.I was getting 3200fps out of my rifle with 69.5grs of Reloader 22.I really like the 150gr Nosler BT in my 7mags.With 150gr I use 67.5grs.It runs around 3050-3100fps,depending on the rifle.66.0grs of Reloader 22 works really well with 160gr Accubonds.That load will do a little over 3000fps.The Ballistic Tips have been beefed up over the years and they are really tough bullets,unlike the early explosive ones.Here is what it typically looks ike when I shoot a deer with the 150gr NBT out of one of my 7mags.You should expect similar results with the 140gr.

 

[ReloadKy]

I am actually planning on using the 150 ballistic tips out of my 7 mag for this year. I am not worried about velocity that much as my shots will be in the woods and within 100 yds. I plan to use IMR 4831 trying, 63 grains today to see how it shoots.

 

[salmonchaser]

I run NBT out of everything I might hunt deer with, 257roberts; 275 rigby; 30/06. 110; 140;150 gr. I started with them a long time ago when they were not constructed as tough as they are now. They never did like hitting bone but even when I did, the deer still went down. One of my favorite spots puts me on a rock ridge high above a bedding area. Shot a number of deer straight down between the shoulder blades. Spine tore NBTs; up but of course deer was DRT.
Took a quarter away shot on a mule deer several years ago up near where Guy lives. I pulled it a little and stuck that bullet right into the stomach. He went about 20 yards, over a little ridge and disappeared. I knew I hit him back and figured I might not find the deer. He was DRT and the bullet never made it to the diaphragm. I love the ballistic tips but in my mind there are better bullets for bigger critters but other people disagree.

 

[Blkram]

I recently picked up a couple of boxes of older 150 BT's for trying in my 280. Also have some 150 gr AB's for it too. Should get in the 2900-2950 fps range out of my rifle. Perhaps I will get around to getting some loading done this winter! Really need to get it back out hunting!
In my first 280, I ran 160/162 gr bullets with great success. My current 280 really likes the Federal Premium 140 gr AB ammo (now discontinued), and I only have a box and a half left.
With my 7mm Rem Mag, I pretty much only used the Federal Premium 165gr SGK ammo, and in my 7MM STW, I have had great success with the 160 gr SGK and 160 gr AB ammo. So much so that I never really tried any handloads for either rifle (hard to beat STW factory ammo 1" groups at 300 yards with handloads!). Do not own the 7mm RM anymore as I sold it to replace it with a lh rifle.
(For reference, using the 140's in the 7mm-08, 150's in the 280 and 160's in the STW.)

 

[JD338]

I tried the new 7mm 160 gr BT in the 280AI last year on a WT doe. MV is 3100 fps and resulted in a DRT kill. The off side shoulder was a little rough but not totaled.

JD338

 

[wildman]

A friend of mine gave me a box of Hornady 154 grain Interbond bullets .Does anybody know anything about how these bullets perform on deer ,hogs maybe a black bear every once in a while ?