Does anyone have a good elk load for a Ruger Hawkeye in 7mm-08. Any suggestions would help.

Federal loads the TSX, Partition and Accubond, all 140gr.

I'd be looking at RL 15, IMR 4064, IMR 4895, IMR 4350 and either a 154 grain Hornady ( SP or RN).. or a 160 grain Speer Mag Tip...

RL 19 and 140 grain Swift A-Frames.

I kind like the 140 grain Barnes TSX and Varget. It is an accuracy issue in the particular Model 7 Remington CDL that my wife claims, but will let me use.

I consider it close to the minimum cartridge for an elk.

140 gr. Barnes TXS with 45.0 gr. IMR 4350, Federal match primers, The end!

I like the tried and true Nosler Partition. A 140 gr bullet behind a stiff load of Re15 would be my choice.

140 grn Accubond or partition over 42 grns of varget.....or 139 grn Horn Interbond over 43 grns varget. The heavy bullets
(154 or 160) seem to hurt case capacity and will usualy be compressed.

Not to mention the 140 class bullet for the 7-08 is the peanut butter and jelly combo.

The 140 TSX works well for me with Varget or 4895. H4350 also works well.

Do any of you have any photos you'd like to share of Elk you've shot with a 7-08? roger

dias...I have a good friend that killed a nice elk in 2004 with his 7-08 AI using Barnes 140XLC...Shot was made around 20 yards on a called 6 point bull..
When he was up north packing out a stone sheep he shot and turned a charging sow grizz. at six feet yards with the same Barnes 140gr...

Must be magic, eh roger?...pm me your e-mail address and I'll forward the photo's of his dead elk and his story of the hunt if you like...

Sorry no photos. Did kill a couple of cows with it in Colorado. Killed em dead. I know, big difference between a cow and a bull in body mass. No matter how you cut it pulverized lungs are pulverized lungs, regardless of the sex or species. Both shot broadside, bullet passed through, no pictures of the bullet either.

Too old and fat and flat lander to pack a real gun, had to use what I had available and the little Model 7 fit my needs. My CFO prevents me from doing anything other than longing for a custom flyweight fast 30.

My daughter whacked a decent 5 point that was quarted away just behind the last rib on the left and the 140 gr Barnes TSX exited the right shoulder. He made it about 50 yards. The powder was IMR 4350. I am not positive but I think the charge was 47 grains.
Just like any caliber, the 7-08 works great when you place the shot.

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Originally posted by bartsche:
Do any of you have any photos you'd like to share of Elk you've shot with a 7-08? roger

No picture but last summer I killed my nieghbors Bull (Holstine I think) he baught to bread cows...damb thing was to mean!!! Wouldn't even let him inside his fence anymore. I shot him behind the shoulder with a 140 Sierra Game King from my 7-08 at 2 or 3 yards went plumb through and he just walked away about 30 feet stood for about 20 or 30 seconds then he layed down and died.

Sooo the 7-08 is a good catle round also.

Ted
Why would you shoot a domestic Bull behind the shoulder?
Wouldn't the tried and true head shot at that distance be the thing to do or were you testing bullet penetration on him?
Not trying to start a ruckus just asking thats all.

Snellstrom,
You got it spot on there I could have killed him easy with a head shot and ruined no meat but my neighbor didn't care about that and I wanted to see what a cheap bullet would do on a thick animal. Heck I almost shot him with my .45 cal. muzzle loader ....now mind you the yardage was a bit close but I had some great test media.

The sierra blew through and I walked away with a smile and more burger from the nieghbor than I knew what to do with.

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Originally posted by dias374:
Does anyone have a good elk load for a Ruger Hawkeye in 7mm-08. Any suggestions would help.

I'd load up a 145 Speer Hotcore or 140/150 Nolser Partition and sally forth...

Snellstrom, you have to be careful when shooting livestock at close range in the head with a CF rifle. Dad had a friend shoot a pig in the head at close range decades ago with(I believe it was an 06) and a piece of the bullet jacket came back and hit him in the eye!!

When I used to shoot a few pigs, I always shot them behind the ear.

Reloader

140 grain accubond. 43 grains of Varget.

Thanks for all of the input. This will give me a lot of options to try out. Which is great for me since I like to go spend a day shooting as much as I can.

Trust me Reloader I know what you are talking about. I grew up on a little farm in Oregon and we butchered plenty of pigs at the place and had a mobile butcher come out for the steers. All were shot with a .22 LR with no "failures" drama or excitement, however we did have a neighbor who bounced a .22 off of a hogs skull then went in the house and grabbed a 30/30 and did the same thing leaving a "keyhole" style hole in his barn siding!
My dad always said that you make sure that bullets strikes the skull at a 90 degree angle instead of a glancing angular blow and you'll never have trouble.
You know what? He was right!

Okay back on topic
My sons first mule deer buck and bull elk were taken with a .284 Win slightly downloaded for recoil reasons. We used a 130 grain Speer hot core on both and I must admit it did well, both had exits no recovered bullets. The Bull required a backup shot (2) as a lot of elk do but I wouldn't hesitate to say any decent bullet at moderate speeds (7mm-08 velocity)will do what you ask of it.

I would use the new Barnes Blue tipped TSX in 150 gr.and load it to max w/RL15.


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What do ye all believe to be the effective range limit of 7mm08/7x57 on broadside Elk?

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What do ye all believe to be the effective range limit of 7mm08/7x57 on broadside Elk?

If the rifle is held in calm,experienced, steady hands shooting from a rest and the distance shot was a distance practiced at then I would say about 350 yards if all of the above were met

156 gr. Norma Oryx. Amen.