daniel brothers
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7 mm rem mag 140 gr Barnes TTSX load needed for DRT Deer and Hogs
My Buddy and I bought two Tikka 7mm rifles and he has killed two bucks with his... a 218 lb and a 224 lb. The bigger one ran 40 yards, and the other one ran 15 yds... both shot within 75 yds. Both were shot broadside behind the shoulder...WITHOUT any exit hole or blood... which is bad when hunting in thick brush and not sure if the deer is hit or not... just have to walk in the direction it ran in order to find the body. He is disappointed because his 300 win mag shooting factory Hornady American 150 gr interlocks knocks every deer in the dirt no matter where the shot placement. He says he never tracked a deer when shooting it.
The 7 mm is shooting reloads 139 gr hornady sp bullets... about 3100 fps.
SO........... I have to reload him some loads that will make his 7mm act like a 300 win mag with DRT kills.
SO.... we are going to try the Barnes triple shocks bullets... but not sure if there is a super load that will be SUPER effective... other than just following regular book loads. We have NOT tried Barnes bullets before, so we are not sure if these loads need to be hot and forceful.... or do these bullets need a slower speed to work properly.
Thanks Guys for your Help.
My Buddy and I bought two Tikka 7mm rifles and he has killed two bucks with his... a 218 lb and a 224 lb. The bigger one ran 40 yards, and the other one ran 15 yds... both shot within 75 yds. Both were shot broadside behind the shoulder...WITHOUT any exit hole or blood... which is bad when hunting in thick brush and not sure if the deer is hit or not... just have to walk in the direction it ran in order to find the body. He is disappointed because his 300 win mag shooting factory Hornady American 150 gr interlocks knocks every deer in the dirt no matter where the shot placement. He says he never tracked a deer when shooting it.
The 7 mm is shooting reloads 139 gr hornady sp bullets... about 3100 fps.
SO........... I have to reload him some loads that will make his 7mm act like a 300 win mag with DRT kills.
SO.... we are going to try the Barnes triple shocks bullets... but not sure if there is a super load that will be SUPER effective... other than just following regular book loads. We have NOT tried Barnes bullets before, so we are not sure if these loads need to be hot and forceful.... or do these bullets need a slower speed to work properly.
Thanks Guys for your Help.