I have a Ruger M77 Mark II chambered in 7-57 Mauser and have not attempted any reloads with Nosler bullets. What is your recommendation for an ideal whitetail bullet/powder combination? I hunt the mountainous regions of Virginia where shots in close cover all the way out to 250 yards can be expected. Thank you.
Ideal whitetail load for 7-57 Mauser?
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The load my mom used and I used when I was a kid borrowing her
rifle, was 140 grain partitions and IMR 4350. Worked good for deer, antelope on the plains of Montana and woods of Washington.
I used it to bag a lot of grouse while deer hunting. Carried a few rounds in my pocket with a cast bullet and SR 4759.
rifle, was 140 grain partitions and IMR 4350. Worked good for deer, antelope on the plains of Montana and woods of Washington.
I used it to bag a lot of grouse while deer hunting. Carried a few rounds in my pocket with a cast bullet and SR 4759.
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Thanks.
Is there much of a difference between the 140 and 150 grain Partitions? Besides 10 grains of bullet weight? Is one much tougher than the other? Is the 150 designed more for magnum velocities and the 140s for more sedate rounds, or vice versa?
According to Nosler's manual I should be able to push the 150 almost as fast as the 140, so I am looking for some definitive criteria to choose one over the other.
Is there much of a difference between the 140 and 150 grain Partitions? Besides 10 grains of bullet weight? Is one much tougher than the other? Is the 150 designed more for magnum velocities and the 140s for more sedate rounds, or vice versa?
According to Nosler's manual I should be able to push the 150 almost as fast as the 140, so I am looking for some definitive criteria to choose one over the other.
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Dogger":1e2boc0g said:
I do not think that God has created a whitetail that can tell the diff! :wink:
