My search has turned up quite a few posts relating to my topic question. However, I would like to ask you guys the question with a few added criteria relevant to my particular situation and needs.

I am just starting into handloading, and am focusing on my 7mm Rem Mag (my rifle is a Winchester 70 Classic w/Boss). I will use it for an antelope hunt this fall, and yearly whitetail hunting in Missouri. I want a bullet that will lean towards minimal meat damage in case of a non-heart/lung shot; I would prefer a lighter bullet so as to have reduced recoil, and I am captivated with the idea of trying to get a really fast (yet accurate) load with a light bullet. My shooting distances would most likely be open shots of 100 yards or more (I will use a different, handier rifle for woods hunting from a treestand).

So, would a 140 grain ballistic tip fit the bill as described above?

Please give me your thoughts and recommendations, not only for the bullet, but also for powder type and load. Any other relevant comments would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I don't like the BT's up close. They are a very accurate bullet and beyond 100 yds would be great for your purposes.However if a big whitetail runs by you at 30 yds let him go for a while or you may lose him.

I bagged a nice buck from a tree with the 150 gr Remington Corelokt. Hope this helps.

Seriously the Rem Corelokts from those discount mailorder houses are very accurate and cheap also. They do expand very well and don't loose their cores. I could not imagine a better standard bullet.

Don't worry about meat damage. Just aim your shot behind the shoulder and get the game. Better to blast it down than have it run off and have 100% meat damage.

I use the Hornady 139gr boattails in my 7mm Rem mag. I have killed about a dozen deer with it, and have never recovered a bullet. All have dropped instantly.

Crusader,

I really like the 139 gr. Hornady SST. It is a very accurate, yet tough bullet. I usually only shoot one bullet out of my 7mm Rem Mag, and that is the 175 gr. Nosler partition. Meat damage on deer and antelope hasn't been too bad, and it's high ballistic coefficient allows quite flat shooting out to ranges of 400 yards or more, when properly sighted in.

Check out our 7mm Rem Mag page for lots of info.

www.slatesafaris.com/7mm.htm

Joel Slate
Slate & Associates, LLC
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