Heavy high bc monos for 7prc

DiabeticKripple

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I haven't heard very good things about the hornady CX. Barnes lrx seem to do better.
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I havent found much about them, but I have used the GMX on a big WT and a cow elk. Both died very quickly. Recovered the WT one in the offside hide, not much left. But the deer was literally 5yds from the muzzle and i blew through both shoulders.
 
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If I was forced to use a mono, I guarantee 💯 that it wouldn't be a Hornady or Nosler. I've seen both of them do some really weird, unexplainable things on deer and elk.
 

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I have shoot deer at 498 and 572 both fell instantly and didn't move. I shoot them out of a 7mm sherman max at 3200 fps. i have been shooting the 151 gr. i am working on the 170 have gotten 2900 fps with retumbo still working my way up.
Those PVAs are supposedly designed to tumble after impact, which would be a good thing for a mono bullet terminally. Do you recall observing the wound path and whether tumbling was occurring?
 

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Don't know about the tumbling. First 2 are the 572 buck third picture is the exit on the 498. It's definitely larger than caliber. I have never recovered a bullet yet.
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Can you expand?

I havent found much about them, but I have used the GMX on a big WT and a cow elk. Both died very quickly. Recovered the WT one in the offside hide, not much left. But the deer was literally 5yds from the muzzle and i blew through both shoulders.
Sorry I was thinking of the gmx, that new CX doesn't have alot of data behind it yet
 
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Those PVAs are supposedly designed to tumble after impact, which would be a good thing for a mono bullet terminally. Do you recall observing the wound path and whether tumbling was occurring?
Where did you read that info about tumbling?
 
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Don't know about the tumbling. First 2 are the 572 buck third picture is the exit on the 498. It's definitely larger than caliber. I have never recovered a bullet yet.
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Looks like alot of hydrostatic shock, can you share the load you were using? And approximate velocity at impact?
 

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600 yards is 2067 fps on the sig app. That is at 100 feet above sea level. I shot the deer at 8200 feet elevation. I know 1k yards at home is 24.75 moa, and when I ranged a rock at 1088 in the mountains, it was 19.25 moa.

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66.5 gr of H4831 col 2.988
That's from memory. I know the powder and charge is correct. Might be little off on the col.
7 sherman max

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Where did you read that info about tumbling?

Josh the owner of PVA stated it in the original thread over on Sniper’s Hide. I had just bought some but after that statement I decided not to bother with them and moved on to Hammers instead.
 
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Josh the owner of PVA stated it in the original thread over on Sniper’s Hide. I had just bought some but after that statement I decided not to bother with them and moved on to Hammers instead.
Yeah that takes them off my list
 

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I'm thinking of trying out the 160cx in my 7 PRC. I've got a good 175eld-x load already but it would be nice to find a good copper load too.
 
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