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Sako A7 7mm Rem Mag all around hunting ammo choice?
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1499336" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>While I'm more and more becoming a fan of the monometals, I'm not a fan of the GMX at all.</p><p></p><p>I ran short of .375Ruger ammo on a hunt last year and picked up a box locally.</p><p></p><p>I shot a very large 8pt at just over 400yds facing direcly away from me.</p><p></p><p>Entry was just below the anus, exit from the left chest and the exit was less than the size of a quarter.</p><p></p><p>Shot quite a few hogs in the 200-400lbs and three other deer with the same results.</p><p></p><p>They just don't seem to want to expand to suit me. Every one of the animals that wasn't broken down or spined ran way too far to shoot me and all of them were dead on through the heart/lung areas.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All good choices but personally I'd stick to the heavier end with bears on the list and for them it wouldn't be bad to look at one of the Nosler Trophy loads shooting the Partition.</p><p></p><p>If you're shooing big bears you need a tough bullet designed to really penetrate well but smaller BB's in the lower 48 are far less tough so the accubond or accubond LR are great choices.</p><p></p><p>Federal Premium has done well for me as well when I've had to use it so you might look there.</p><p></p><p>Try two or three, find what shoots best for you and run with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1499336, member: 30902"] While I'm more and more becoming a fan of the monometals, I'm not a fan of the GMX at all. I ran short of .375Ruger ammo on a hunt last year and picked up a box locally. I shot a very large 8pt at just over 400yds facing direcly away from me. Entry was just below the anus, exit from the left chest and the exit was less than the size of a quarter. Shot quite a few hogs in the 200-400lbs and three other deer with the same results. They just don't seem to want to expand to suit me. Every one of the animals that wasn't broken down or spined ran way too far to shoot me and all of them were dead on through the heart/lung areas. All good choices but personally I'd stick to the heavier end with bears on the list and for them it wouldn't be bad to look at one of the Nosler Trophy loads shooting the Partition. If you're shooing big bears you need a tough bullet designed to really penetrate well but smaller BB's in the lower 48 are far less tough so the accubond or accubond LR are great choices. Federal Premium has done well for me as well when I've had to use it so you might look there. Try two or three, find what shoots best for you and run with it. [/QUOTE]
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