Elk Bullet for 7mm rem mag

[Ten_Ring15]

We use the 162 eldx. Several elk so far. Great results. Reloder 26, close to 3k mv.




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I shot a few whitetail with the ELD-X out of my 7mm. All of them dropped on the spot. My only concern was all three bullets were recovered but in several pieces and left quite the mess. They obviously dump a ton of energy into the animal and cause a lot of trauma. They were also very accurate factory loads for me. I guess I just have a little more confidence in a chemically bonded bullet like the accubond that holds together better. Not saying it’s better, just what I prefer at this point. Shot a whitetail at 40 yards this year with the accubond and had a pass through. I couldn’t find any evidence of fragments left behind, although there could have been.

 

[JGRaider]

160 Accubond is a no brainer.

 

[Pharmseller]

The only one I’ve recovered.





Center punched the humerus on a cow, about 375 yards, just below the big shoulder knuckle. Big bone.

Humerus, rib, double lung, rib, hide.





Stayed together remarkably well.





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[Pharmseller]

160 Accubond is a no brainer.

Sometimes a challenge to find, not to mention the price.





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[JGRaider]

Sometimes a challenge to find, not to mention the price.


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A 160 partition will do nicely then........not a nickles worth of difference in performance between the accubond and partition IME.

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[Pharmseller]

I do love a Partition.





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[Ten_Ring15]

The only one I’ve recovered.

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Center punched the humerus on a cow, about 375 yards, just below the big shoulder knuckle. Big bone.

Humerus, rib, double lung, rib, hide.

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Stayed together remarkably well.





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That held together pretty well. I admit, part of my problem with them was the shots were very close range.

 

[Pharmseller]

How close?

This fella was about 150 yards.



He didn’t say much.




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[Ten_Ring15]

All were 50-100 yards. Nice bull.

 

[Blinddog]

Partitions under 400 and Accubonds over 400. I have had accubonds at close range not pass through.
Partitions and RL26 are my normal go to.

Happy hunting.

 

[doverpack12]

Nothing wrong with the 160 accubond. If you need a mono with that twist look at a 132 hammer.
Not sure 150 Etip, CX, etc will be stable enough to perform the best. Speed and stability are really important with monos.

 

[DanMan]

I've loaded 180 vld and 175 EH Bergers for the past 15 years and done great. That said I would absolutely trust 160 accubonds for elk as I have used them also.
I wish Nosler offered the original accubond in a 170 to 180 grain weight as I've not had great results with the ABLR version.

 

[35WhelenAI]

Nothing wrong with the 160 accubond. If you need a mono with that twist look at a 132 hammer.
Not sure 150 Etip, CX, etc will be stable enough to perform the best. Speed and stability are really important with monos.

Agree, Accubond is great.

To clarify, stability is important with any bullet, not just monos. A 7mm Rem Mag has more than enough speed and twist to stabilize monos of 160 gr. If a person needs to go above that weight in monos are they hunting mastodons or a T-Rex, lol?

Monos and bonded bullets are some of the most stable bullets during penetration because they're not coming apart like diarrhea in a tornado. They expand and go places inside an animal from angles fanboy bullets dream about. In any situation, stability is necessary in flight and upon impact/penetration to reach vitals. With any bullet, specifically monos, if it "won't expand", get a bit closer than 500-600 yards. It's hunting for a reason, not shooting which is done at the range.

 

[sendero7]

I have shot the Berger 168 out of mine and have taken many animals with it before jumping up to a Berger 180 vld. The 168 was at 2990 FPS and the 180 is 2960 from a 9.25 twist.

 

[35WhelenAI]

I have shot the Berger 168 out of mine and have taken many animals with it before jumping up to a Berger 180 vld. The 168 was at 2990 FPS and the 180 is 2960 from a 9.25 twist.

What data are you using that gets 2960 fps from a 180 gr bullet from the 7mm Rem Mag?

 

[IrkedCitizen]

30" barrel probably. Lol. Ain't nobody got time for that.

 

[ZRob97]

Im in the same boat right now and have came to the conclusion to try out federal trophy bonded tip 160 gr. I wanted to use 160 accubonds but federal doesn't offer them anymore and too hard to find in my experience since I don't reload yet. The TBT are an updated bear claw from what I've heard and maintain roughly 95% weight.

 

[35WhelenAI]

Bear Claws had a reputation for being viscous in terminal performance. Excellent bullet.

 

[Pharmseller]

I hate a viscous bullet. Tough to get good velocity.

Too sticky.




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[Timberline001]

Center punched the humerus on a cow, about 375 yards, just below the big shoulder knuckle. Big bone.

Damn, I thought elk don’t have shoulders…