Trophy Bonded Tip (my favorite) and 175gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claw. Hunting elk with a .270, I think that more important than bullet is shot selection and shot placement. The 7mm-08 is good for hunting just about any game in North America up to and including moose and elk. Obviously, it depends on what you want to do. by William Elkins (St. Pete, FL USA) I purchased a Browning 7mm Rem Mag A-Bolt Stalker 2, will this be a capable elk gun?I also equipped it with talley rings & mounts and the Zeiss Conquest 4.5 x 14 x 50mm AO MC AND #20z-plex reticle with target turret. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You must log in or register to reply here. Copyright © 2000-2020 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Updated: May 10, 2019. Yes, the 7mm-08 defeats 308. i've killed elk and deer before, but i havent ever used an 06. always used my Dad's 7mm on elk and also a 45-70 Govt. Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3. One shot with an iron-sighted Marlin in .32 Special (Hornady ammo) killed this elk at 130 yards. My requirement would be a well constructed, 150 grain bullet of which there are many. Prior to that he was using 160gr NABs (IIRC), same or close to the Berger grouping. I think that'd be a good choice. From the .30-30 to the .375, myths abound. Understand but as noted, he wants to stick with factory ammo. You are using an out of date browser. Modern loads make it deadlier. For a long range shot on elk with a 7mm I would recommend being selective with your shot. I know a very accomplished, experienced hunter who chooses .22-250 (legal in Montana) More often, the choices range from .308, 7mm-08 or .25-06 on the low end, to .338 and even .375 on the high end. A 120 gr will vaporize a ground squirrel at 200 yds. I'm using 139 gr. or twist (1:9.5"?) I've been shooting a .270 nearly 40 years and have taken a wide variety of game, but never an elk. With a good load you could take an elk at well over 500 yds with a 7-08 If all you want is an exit hole, then the XMR or XLC in 140 grain weight would be the ticket. You've got a Premium Berger hunting bullet and he seems to not want to let you dial it in better so rock it, unless you can get a Premium Berger 168gr load. i would guess the winchester super x 180 would be fine, same with the core lokts but maybe there some good ammo ⦠I didn't kill an elk with them. Similarly, commercial ammunition choices are broader for the 7mm-08 than for the 7x57mm. Rest easy folks, for Iâve gone and figured out the perfect whitetail cartridge. but he is now using a HSM 180gr Berger VLD grouping ~1.00" at 100 yards. AccuBond (.485 BC/.248 SD) at 2800 fps. Gun Parts - Stocks, Barrels, Actions, etc. The 12 Best Cartridges for Elk Hunting. Still. Have used 7mm-08 120TTSX on one elk and one buffalo and have good confidence in the kills. 7mm Remington Mag | Rifle Reloading Dies | Dies - Reloading, RCBS 2-Die Neck Sizer Set 7mm Remington Mag, HSM Trophy Gold Ammo 7mm Remington Mag 168 Grain Berger Hunting VLD, Nosler Trophy Grade Ammo 7mm Remington Mag 160 Grain AccuBond Box of, Nosler Custom Ammo 7mm Remington Mag 160 Grain AccuBond Spitzer Box of, 300 Norma Improved. Contrary to what you might read on this website, big game animals haven't become armor plated in the past 20 years. This is an old Bob Milek load which shoots very well in both a Remington Model 7 and a Tikka T3. I mostly handload for my 7mm-08's; a few preferred bullets are the Nolser 120gr ballistic tip, 145gr Speer, and I just started shooting some Hornady 150gr ELD-X. I would just stick with the HSM, one inch isn't that bad in a[FLOATRIGHT][/FLOATRIGHT] [FLOATRIGHT][/FLOATRIGHT]factory rifle and will certainly be minute of elk to 500 yards. So the decision has been made, and Paula is already stopping in at our local clubâs indoor .22 range on Wednesday evenings, looking forward to spring when she takes it outside with the 7mm-08 and starts extending her shooting range out to 200 and ⦠275 yds. This caliber was introduced approximately 40 years ago. I read somewhere that Speer changed the design a few years ago. You have a good choice of bullets available and by using Hornady's LM round, you turn your short action 7mm/08 into a long action .280(itself a GREAT round) for ⦠How to Wax-Pluck a Wild Goose for Christmas Dinner. The main difference between 6.5 and 7mm-08 ammunition revolves around velocity, penetration power, and target type. I would just stick with the HSM, one inch isn't that bad in a factory rifle and will certainly be minute of elk to 500 yards. The⦠It's just that the 7mm-08 Remington a more ballistically efficient cartridge.Perhaps I should apologize for pointing this out so often (like in this blog. Again, the goal of this article is simply to address the question of whether 7mm-08 Remington is within the ideal range of suitable calibers to harvest elk - and to this question, the response again is yes, the 7mm-08 Remington is A GOOD CHOICE for elk hunting. hello everybody, i just bought a winchester 70 xtr sporter in 06. i just thought i'd see what everyone had to say about the best factory ammo in 30-06 for elk. The representative elk cartridges in the list below start with .270 caliber cartridges and go up from there. I'm getting a new 7mm-08 soon and am wondering what the conventional wisdom here is saying about a good bullet to shoot for elk. Nothing personal against the 308 Winchester. JavaScript is disabled. They worked out of my .284 at 453yds and 210yds.. Wbm, he's sighted in at 2.5" at 100 yards with the 180 Berger with an MV of 2850 FPS (chronoed). Load testing, info, and builds, "30 Nosler is a very impressive round" says Josh at Copper Creek Cartridge Company. Elk was 230ish plus and reared over-backwards and slid down the back side of hill maybe 15 yards. I'm getting a new 7mm-08 soon and am wondering what the conventional wisdom here is saying about a good bullet to shoot for elk. Introduced by Hornady in 2007, the 6.5 Creedmoor is easily the hottest-selling rifle ⦠For example, MidwayUSA lists 31 7mm-08 loads, but only 12 for the 7x57mm. Flinch. The 7mm-08 Remington is simply the .308 Winchester cartridge necked-down to handle .284 inch diameter bullets. While assessing different cartridges, you could have a general idea about their characteristics if you carefully research their development history. Updated: September 11, 2019. on wild pigs. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Here are a couple of details that you should remember about 7mm-08 Remington and 6.5 Creedmoor. 30-06 Ammo Quick Answer Box: Q: What size of game can you hunt with a .30-06? Our Favorite Cartridges and Rifles for Hunting Elk. These two bullets work all the time every time in the 7mm-08 with IMPRESSIVE internal damage, which is what kills. The .308 is a nice caliber if you are going to hunt elk either buy the very best with Barnes or Nosler Partions there are some others that hold together well just be sure and get them. Warning! The answer to that question is difficult to say the least. Hunting. 7mm-08 RemingtonSometime in 1958, a certain 7mm/308 Winchester wildcat round was developed and as the name suggests, people made it simply by necking down a standa⦠I am posting this for a friend that has a Weatherby Accumark in 7MM Mag - not sure of the barrel length (24"?) 1. with a .300 winmag is pushing it. Of course, this revelation could change after the 6.5 Creedmoor proves itâs more than a fad, or if Hornady, Federal, Winchester or Remington come out with something else that strikes deer down like a recoil-less laser beam, but for now Iâm sold on one caliber: the 7mm-08 Remington. Premiums just don't get me excited, unless you are running them light (120 grains). My first choices of bullets for the 7-08 would be the 150 E-Tips and the 160 AB's. or a .300 winmag with 180 gr. Find a tough cartridge for one of the most prized and toughest hooved big game animals around. 140 TSX.. would fit the bill in many situations. I used to really like the 145 grain Speer Grand Slam in 7/08 and .280 for deer, goat, and elk. 7mm-08. are better choices. Besides a few hundred-thousand Elk harvested with non-premium bullets over the years - I wouldn't be too surprised if the design Folks at Federal (et al) sorta figured somebody might try to use their standard 7 Mag ammo on Elk sooner or later. " For elk I doubt you need a premium bullet out of your 7m/m mag." When I did it, I was using 150-gn Partitions as you mention using. Basically, Remington intended the caliber to be able to provide lesser recoil than a .308 while still being large and powerful enough to kill wild North American game effectively at long distances. Ed, If it were me I would start with the cheapest ammo shooting bullets in the 175 class and heavier. Always. I think that any factory loads would be suitable for Michigan whitetail, but I would suggest that you try a box of Hornady Precision Hunter 150gr to see how they shoot in your new gun. LG, Congrats on a very fine choice in a caliber for deer hunting! Nosler Partition, 160gr. 6.5 Creedmoor. I'll chime in, the 7mm-08 is a very versatile round. RL17 is a good powder for the 7-08 and can get you some more performance over other powders. The hyperactive 125gr loads, like the Federal Power-Shok, are very suitable for varmints and small-to-medium deer. In an effort to combine the efficiency of the short .308 case with the ballistic coefficient of a ⦠I do not know about elk, but stay away from the Winchester silver ballastic tip at short ranges (within 100 yards.) You've got a Premium Berger hunting bullet and he seems to not want to let you dial it in better so rock it, unless you can get a Premium Berger 168gr load. or twist (1:9.5"?) 140 grain Hornady flat base spire point or 140 grain Nosler Ballistic tip would be my choice. The century-old .30-06 still ranks as a favorite among elk hunters. You sure as heck don't need a premium bullet. 7mm-08 Remington "Best" is pretty subjective. The 7mm-08 Remington in a nutshell. 160 Accus ahead of full load of H414 at about 2750 is my 7-08 elk poison. Cup and core bullets do a WHOLE lot more damage internally. These 10 cartridges and favorite rifles will bring down bulls anywhere. Some say its an improvement, others say its not as good now. I haven't been able to get 3350 though. Discussion Starter ⢠#1 ⢠Dec 26, 2010. Looking for advice on best factory ammo in 7mm-08 for deer. Your friend should try Federal's products which in my opinion are of top quality. It offers the light recoil of a .243 or .25-06 and the versatility of a .308. It might have done better in this test with a 160 grain AccuBond. 160gr. Assuming reasonable accuracy and velocity (say, 2,750 fps for a 139-140gr and up near 3,000 fps for the 120gr), what would you run for elk out to 300 yards (maximum, shots would normally be much closer)? I will repeat here a paragraph that I wrote for my article "Elk Cartridges": "Choose a cartridge more powerful than a .338 Magnum and you are getting into the over-gunned area. 140 grain bullets are the heaviest offered in factory loaded ammunition for Remingtonâs powerful and compact 7mm-08. Among the very best ever designed for CXP2 game. I dont know. It was devised by necking down the .308 Winchester caliberâs neck, in order for the overall bullet to have a smaller diameter. A 139/140 gr. It will be expensive but try some different brands and find one that shoots best in your rifle. Ask 100 good, experienced hunters what their choice is and the answers vary widely! Prior to that he was using 160gr NABs (IIRC), same or close to the Berger grouping. The 7mm-08 Remington cartridge was introduced in the 1980s. For large game like elk he needs ammo that penetrates and delivers good terminal performance. What was the main appeal of the 7mm at the time? I have read (and experienced) plenty of reports of cheap ammo shooting just as well or better as the premium stuff. âPerfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Awayâ. 150 Partitions or 140 AB's would be great as would a 145 Speer Hotcore, 150 Ballistic Tip, 154 Hornady, Sierra Gameking's, etc., etc. BC is not a factor and any accuracy of MOA or less is plenty good to 500 yds. I am posting this for a friend that has a Weatherby Accumark in 7MM Mag - not sure of the barrel length (24"?) 7mm Rem Mag Big Game Hunting Rifle. Hunting. A .30-06 with 165 gr. 20 Posts . I love the little round and have two 7mm-08's. For my 7RM, I load 70gr of H1000 fitted with a Berger 168 VLD or 160 NAB, and a Federal 215 primer. The .243 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, and .308 Winchester are all very popular hunting cartridges and ammo availability for them is generally not an issue during normal times. Here Wayne van Zwoll shares some observations and experiences about what makes the best elk cartridges. A: It depends on the bullet much more than the caliber. For most of the hunting I do with a 7mm-08 or 7x57âalways at reasonable ranges âIâm pretty happy with how modern 140-grain hunting bullets perform, including on elk and on the general run of African plains game. A cow moose my wife shot only went 30 yards, too. 140 gr. +1 for that. They were leavin the muzzle at 3350 though.. but he is now using a HSM 180gr Berger VLD grouping ~1.00" at 100 yards. 4 | 7mm-08 Rem. By Bryce M. Towsley, and Jim Zumbo. Again. By Joseph von Benedikt. The 6.5 Creedmoor is built for long-range shooting and is ⦠Layne used a Nosler Model 48 Liberty in 7mm-08 and Nosler factory ammo with the 140-grain Ballistic Tip bullet to take this mule deer in northern Utah. I would just stick with the HSM, one inch isn't that bad in a factory rifle and will certainly be minute of elk to 500 yards. 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