Another how come?

[HTDUCK]

Why is it there is no 7MM 160 or 175 BT?
BT is without a doubt my favorite bullet of all time and the first one I reach for when testing a new rifle for accuracy potential. I've had better results accuracy wise with BTs than some other brands of "match hollowpoints" :shock:

Being mainly a whitetail hunter I think a 160 BT out of a 280 or a 7 Rem Mag would be the ultimate any range whitetail bullet/load.

Step up to a 175 launched at 7 Rem Mag velocity or higher ( thinking my 7STW here) would be bad news for elk.

Just wondering out loud.....

Howard

 

[Teknys]

That's a good point! Speaking of BT for Elk..... I loaded for a 7STW for a buddy of mine with some 120BT. This was just for playing around and coyote. Well the one day I didn't get up and go hunting with him 2 years ago, he goes out and shoots a cow Elk.

I got the call around 10:30am and I said "Great, what gun did you take this morn?" when he told me the STW I started to panic and then asked" Which ammo?"

He said "The ammo you made for me!"

I'm thinking "OH NO!!!!"
I asked him "Well how did that work out for you??"

He said "Just Great! I shot her behind the shoulder at 60 yds".

Again I'm thinking "Oh NO! ... 60yds"

It was a full pass thru. Plenty of off shoulder damage but thats what a BT does. I was impressed that this little 120 BT stayed together.

I asked him not to use those on elk any more and loaded up some 160AB for him instead.
He hasn't shot an elk with that load yet, the AB and PT are hard to beat on elk.

 

[SJB358]

I would like to see a 160gr BT as well. That would be the bullet all deer would fear. I bet the length of the bullet would be prohibitive to rifles without enough twist though. That 175gr PT is a long bullet and an AB or BT at the same weight might not stabilize in alot of standard 7mm's. I do think a 160gr BT would have alot of merit though. Im shooting the 150gr BT in my 270WSM and man, it is scary accurate. Scotty

 

[Guy Miner]

The 7mm, 160gr AccuBond is a favored "do it all" bullet for elk, mule deer, black bear, etc.

Nosler's good old 175 Partition has been around for a long time and is a great bullet. Necessary? Probably not - but it sure worked on my Wyoming bull. Tremendous penetration.

Sierra offers two very good 160 gr hunting bullets, a soft point and a hollow point, both have been accurate for me. Their 175 gr SPBT Gameking is another long bullet with excellent accuracy downrange.

A 160 Ballistic Tip might be a nice addition to the Nosler line up, or just use the 160 Accubonds.

Regards, Guy

 

[BK]

I'd go the other direction... I'd love to see some ABs in 120-130 grain, and a 150 grain.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I think that I got the message with respective Ballistic Tips and Partition weights. I shoot them accordingly. There are certainly some overlaps.

 

[FOTIS]

I know variety is the spice of life but I am perfectly happy with the 160 AB. Covers all my needs. :wink:

 

[C.Smith]

I know variety is the spice of life but I am perfectly happy with the 160 AB. Covers all my needs. :wink:

+1

Corey

 

[Oldtrader3]

I shoot a few calibers with Ballistic Tips and CT Silvertips, mainly for practice and for range tuning. When things get serious for shooting at game, I have been using Partitions for so long that I see no reason to change. However recently, I was having some trouble finding 7mm Partitions and tried the AccuBond in these two rifles (.280 Rem and 7MM Rem Mag).

The results were very encouraging and yielded better accuracy than I have gotten with other AB's in the .338 caliber rifles which I had tried. So now, I am using the Accubonds in both of these rifles. I am aware that the performance on game with the Accubonds is spectacular so no worry there. Plus the accuracy is plenty good enough even though not quite what I get with the Partitions in the same rifles but certainly good for hunting.

 

[efw]

My uncle uses federal premium factory ammo (I'm pretty sure he has had it around a long, long time as he doesn't shoot a lot) in his 7 RM loaded w/ 160 gr NBTs and they knock elk over no problem; I don't believe he has ever lost an animal and has killed them out around 400 yds.

Seems to me that a lot of the heavy for caliber NBTs were replaced w/ ABs just because of percieved redundancy and perhaps the fact that NABs cost more. At the very least there is a perception in the culture at large that "newer is better" regardless of the percieved advantage was really necessary or not.

I love the 338 cal 180 & 200 gr NBTs, personally. Every once in a while Shootersproshop has 'em, I think I got 500 or so of the former a few years ago for $8.95/50. I wonder if they'll do a limited run of the 7mm 160 NBT sometime? Might be worth watching for.

As someone else mentioned, the Sierra Game Kings in 7mm/160 are excellent choices. For elk in particular I'd consider the HP version as they're built pretty darned tough.