I am curious which bullet that you like for your 7mm Mag. Weight? Brand? Style?

160 grain Nosler Partition in front of 80 grains of H-870 lit by a Fed. 215. I get 3100 fps and sub moa groups.

For Deer:
154 grain Hornady Spire Point, pushed with 60.5 grains of IMR 4350 and a CCI 250 primer.

For Moose:
175 grain Speer Grand Slam, pushed with 55.0 grains of IMR 4350 and a CCI 250 primer.

Right now i love the Nosler 140 or 160 gr Accubonds in 7MM Rem Mag. I have found they are the most accurate bullets I have ever shot in 28 yrs of shooting this rifle. RL 22 for the 140 and Retumbo for the 160 as far as powders.

I like the Nosler Partition 160gr but when practiceing
I shoot the Speer Hot Core 160gr

I vote for Nosler's 160 grain partition. Fast and accurate, it hasn't let me down yet.

The only bullet that my 7 Mag shoots accurately is the 140 grain TSX.

160 gr Northforks........YEA!!

In any discussion of the belted 7mm cartridges it is worth observing that their reputations were made in the 1950s and 1960s using the 175gr Nosler Partition over max loads of original 4831. For retained energy over distance and superior sectional density the 175gr Noslers are still a good choice. Their terminal performance is a matter of record for over 50 years.

My chrono'd loads with the Nosler 175 and IMR 7828 average 2990 from a 23" bbl, 2924 from a 24" bbl. Both these barrels are from the same maker, cut with the same reamer. Go figure.

There are probably better powders today than 7828, but I've been using it for over 20 years and it works for me.

My 7MM Remington is now a dedicated deer gun. I use the 139 Gr. Hornady Interlock with 68.0 Gr of IMR 4350 Hornady Vol II. velocity is 3350 + from a 26" barrel. Bang flop! The longest deer this load has collected was 500 yards.

160 Barnes TSX 66 gr of IMR 7828 or 63 gr of IMR 4831 for approx. 2880 fps.

My 7mm Rem. Mag. has done well with just about any bullet I've fed it. I use RL-22, CCI 200 primers and the following bullets:

Barnes 140 gr. XLC XBT; my favorite lighter bullet.
Nosler Partition 140 gr.
Remington Core-Lokt 140 gr.

Hornady 160 gr. A-Max; a very good long range performer.
Nosler 160 gr. Partition

69 grains of H1000 and the 160 TSX in a customised M70, on top of Federal Match 215 primers. .3 to .4 inch groups for 3 shots.

GS Custom High Velocity 130gr at 3400fps.

Highly successful on Impala, Blesbuck, Bluewildebeest, Redhartebeest, and Kudu - minimum meat damage.

Complete penetration, one shot kills with proper shot placement.

The most reliable bullet available.

Rob1SG
Are You shooting the original Barrel on Your 7mm Mag.. After 28yrs I would think that there would be a ordinal line of succession in barrels for this chambering... That is if You shoot it a lot..
160 gr. Failsafe..73gr. H-1000..215M Fed..
In my Rifle this has been "Bad to the Bones"..
AK

akrange,
The original barrel was replaced a few years ago it never shot well 1.5 to 2" 3 shot groups I'm shooting a Shilen 25" I have since loaded Hornady 139IB 154 SP 162 BT, Nosler 160 175 PT 140 150 BT in this barrel and the Accubonds are the most accurate ever. The 160 load shoots .63 at 200 yds and the 140 is better.

My go to bullet has been the 160grNP for everything. At 3000fps+ it shoots flat out as far as one should shoot & kills deer to elk well.

TomBo
What is Your load for the 160gr .284 NF.. These bullets interest Me..
AK

Rob1SG
Thanks for added info..My Shilen in 300 Jarrett cleans up nice and has been giving me some nice groups as I put it threw it's paces..More range time.. Need to find the Time..
AK

Is there really any BAD 7 mm bullets on the market???

I haven't seen any....

I load the 160 grain acubond for my frends 7 mag and he pu 4 into about a quarter inch at 50 yards yesterday. I load the same bullet for my STW, and get about .65 at 100. ...tj3006

Probably would have been easier if you'd asked which bullet my 7s didn't like

They shoot quite well w/ 150 NBTs, 150 Solid bases, 140 ABs, 160 ABs, and 160 Sierra BTSPs.

Really the only bullets I haven't had great luck w/ were the Swift Scir. and even they shot sub moa to just a hair over moa.

I'm zeroed at 250 w/ 160 ABs over 66grns of R22 in one 7 which I used for my Elk and Mulie. In the other 7 I'm zeroed @ 200 w/ 150 Solid Bases over 66.5 grns of R22 which I intend to try on some whitetails if the bucks will hurry and show themselves. Both loads lit w/ 215 GMMs.

Good Luck

Reloader

I also liked the 150 solid base Noslers for deer hunting at 3050-3100 fps. I have been out of them for years. I almost exclusively use 175 partitions and RL22 at 2900 fps or so now.

150 NBT, IMR4831, WWbrass, Fed 215 Gold Medal prmr

150 Scirocco, IMR4350, all else same

175 partition, IMR4831, all else same.

I could go on but I don't need more than these 3. I got a moa load with 160 partitions too with IMR4831.

I've had good luck with 160s, in particular Nosler Partitions and Trophy Bonded Bear Claws.

Anybody tried RE25 with the 160's or 175's? I've had very good luck with Sierra 160 BTs and H870. Also accurate over 7828. Plenty accurate and a good all purpose bullet up to big muleys. Past that, NP's.

140 partition,I have killed more elk,deer and antelope over several years, than I can count, most one shot kills.w/regards

My brother's 7mmRM has taken an incredible number of animals and most were taken with the Federal Premium 160gr Nosler Partition.

I was shooting 160 Sierras today working up a load, and got the best results with the following powders from best to good: RL22, 7828, and 4831. All velocities were in the 2900-3000fps range. I can't wait to try it with some 160 partitions.

My previous "go to" load was the 175gr Hornady powered with 7828 at 2850-2900. Kudude

I hope you'll consider my 280 Rem close enough....I like the Hornady 154 interlock for deer and if I was to go bigger I'd head for the Northfork website.

Still trying more but so far: Barnes 160gr FB XLC

120gr TSX at 3400fps.

quote:

Originally posted by jstevens:
I also liked the 150 solid base Noslers for deer hunting at 3050-3100 fps. I have been out of them for years. I almost exclusively use 175 partitions and RL22 at 2900 fps or so now.

jstevens: Nosler is making them again. At least they are listed on their website.

The RL-22 is a great powder for the 7 mag. I currently shoot 175 Hornadys at 2800 fps. They hit the same point of impact as Noslers loaded the same. I use the Hornadys for sight-in and deer and the Noslers for elk. Nothing walks away with either load. I used 160 grain Barnes years ago and loved them, but my second rifle doesn't like them and I wanted an interchangeable load.

140 gr. TSX for game, 154 gr. Hornady for practice. RL22 or H4831. FWIW, Dutch.

160gr Nosler Partition for everything. I always had good luck with IMR4831 powder in 7mm Rem Mag.

With my 7mm Rem Mag I use H4831 and H1000 powder. With my 160gr and the 175gr load I use H1000. All other bullets for my 7mm I load with H4831. The 175 goes 2950 FPS and the 160 goes
3048 FPS. I have a Shilin 26" barrel on my 7mm