7 SAUM bullet recommendations

[AZ_Hunter]

Afterburner .284" (7mm) - 147 gr | APEX OUTDOORS

.284" Caliber, 1:8.6" Min Twist Rate, 147 Grain, Afterburner, 50 Count

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Give those a shot if you like the badlands.

Have you used these on animals?

 

[z987k]

Have you used these on animals?

Not yet, but I've got some loaded to use this month and next.

 

[Myhuntfish]

I can’t find the berger 175 elite hunter so Im using the 180 Hybrid and N565

 

[CouesFlagAZ]

Have not found another 7SAUM combo that kills or shoots as well as for me than the 175 Elite Hunter and H4831SC. I don’t push them particularly hard (2858fps) out of my gun.

 

[Myhuntfish]

Have not found another 7SAUM combo that kills or shoots as well as for me than the 175 Elite Hunter and H4831SC. I don’t push them particularly hard (2858fps) out of my gun.

I just wish I could find some

 

[waspocrew]

Have not found another 7SAUM combo that kills or shoots as well as for me than the 175 Elite Hunter and H4831SC. I don’t push them particularly hard (2858fps) out of my gun.

What’s your charge weight if you don’t mind? I have a 20” barrel and the 175 EH and 58.9 gr H4831sc yields an avg of 2720.

Going to try the 145 LRX soon and then make a decision on which projectile I’ll hunt with this fall.

 

[Maidenfan539]

I tried 162's with my 7 SAUM (proof 24" carbon) and they just didn't shoot. Tried bergers 168's with H1000 and was surprised I got to 3032. They just didn't tighten up like I wanted. I recently switched to H4350 and have found a wider node, although not as fast as H1000, the SD's and ES were lower.

 

[CouesFlagAZ]

What’s your charge weight if you don’t mind? I have a 20” barrel and the 175 EH and 58.9 gr H4831sc yields an avg of 2720.

Going to try the 145 LRX soon and then make a decision on which projectile I’ll hunt with this fall.

Current load is Norma brass, Fed 210M and 59.5gr H4831SC although I'm shooting a 24" barrel. Original load was the same charge weight but with CCI250s. I found I had more consistent groups with the 210Ms with no significant change in velocity.

 

[waspocrew]

Sounds great, thanks! I might up the charge a bit to see if I can get a little more velocity out of it, but so far, pretty happy with the accuracy.

 

[lineslayer]

I had good groups with 168 ABLR out of an 18" tikka

 

[waspocrew]

I settled on the 145 LRX and H4831sc for 3021 fps. Ready to head out Sunday night for a week of elk, deer, and antelope.

 

[Longgun1776]

You mentioned you wanted to stay away from Bergers but I’ll give my two cents. Myself and the group I shoot with have piles of bodies with the Berger 168gr VLDH and the 162 ELDm from elk to antelope. My personal 7 SAUM with 22” barrel and an ultra 7 pushes 168s at 2925Fps.

 

[Hunter14]

24” proof carbon shooting 145LRX using H4831sc gets me 3100 fps. Used it for antelope last week. Worked great.

 

[Brucebarker024]

Shot a couple deer and an elk with the 162 eldm from my SAUM and they worked great. Shot some with the 180 hybrid and they work great as well. Shot a buck a few days ago with the Berger 180 hybrid and it worked great. Was a Medal of Honor buck though, took 3 through the lungs and heart before he gave it up. Insides were completely jelly and the heart was in pieces.

 

[eLightfoot]

I was shooting 162 ELDXs out of a Tikka 7 SAUM past 1,200 yards accurately. The damage it did to the insides of a mule deer at 750 yards was impressive.

I probably have a bunch of these sitting around that I could sell you cheap if you want to try them.

You still selling those 162s?

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

You still selling those 162s?

Let me see what I have I’ll PM you.

 

[rootacres]

168 VLDs, 21” PROOF, H1000, 2930 FPS

I know you’re fighting the idea of using Bergers. To be honest, I did too for a while. After seeing the internal devastation on a few elk and deer my opinion has changed. There are a handful of podcasts out there that really challenge the conventional thought process on bullets. The long in short of it basically supports using match style bullets on big game and having great wound channels. It’s been funny seeing how much attention my 7 SAUM has received from guides after quartering out an animal.

“That stumpy little thing did all of that” from a guide in NM on an elk hunt.

 

[blakefromtx]

Another vote for 168 VLDs

 

[waspocrew]

I just used a 145 LRX on a bull this morning at 415 yards. First shot in the lungs was a pass through. He stood at the shot and turned quartered to me pretty hard, so placed the another shot at the point of the shoulder and brisket. Went down after that.

H4831sc, MV of 3021 out of my 20” barrel.

 

[Redleg84]

I shoot the 180 hybrids out of my 7ss, saum equivalent.
Nothing crazy, very slightly compressed load of n565 has them going 2860fps out of my 24" Bartlein barrel.