Most killingest 7mm bullet you’ve used?

[IrkedCitizen]

162gr ELD-M in my 7RM. Things die fast. I have two 300"+ elk, one cow elk, and one muley buck since making the switch. Between those four animals distance traveled after shot is 80 yards and 20 seconds time elapsed before belly up.

 

[Tahoe1305]

Many kills with 175 eldx. As long as they impact below 2900 or so they are solid.

I did have one above 3000 and although dead as could be, didn’t like the terminal results. Still my go to though, I just shoot/load appropriately.

 

[Mark at EXO]

Many kills with 175 eldx. As long as they impact below 2900 or so they are solid.

I did have one above 3000 and although dead as could be, didn’t like the terminal results. Still my go to though, I just shoot/load appropriately.

One of the reasons I love a short-barrel setup and not chasing the biggest magnums in a given caliber.

I start mine at "only" 2770 MV out of my 18" SUAM — which gives me more confidence in close-range performance, and with such an efficient bullet, longer-range capability.

 

[roadrunner]

140 gr AB. Some deer, a lot of elk, and a handful of oryx.

 

[MarkOrtiz]

Probably not the best bullet, but it has worked well for my kids. They shoot 7mm-08 and use the Hornady reduced recoil custom lite ammo shooting the 120 sst at 2750fps. Over the last 2 years they have taken 2 large mule deer and 5 whitetail. 80-242 yards all one shot done.

 

[Unckebob]

150g Eldx in 280AI for deer.

 

[rootacres]

168 VLD in a SA 7 SAUM

 

[mtblackdog]

180 ELDMs out of my 7 Saum. Shot my elk at 897 with them this year. I liked the 147s so much in my 6.5 PRC. That I gave the 180s a try. Still impressed.

 

[Jakeb]

Anyone have any kills with the 160 tmk?

 

[gbflyer]

140gr Remington Corlokt 7mm RM

 

[csatt90]

In the minority here, using 175 ABLR. Has worked very well for me out of a 28 Nosler.

Are you shooting factory or handloads? I'm wanting to try those in my 28 Nosler.

 

[Tdonat]

Also curious on the 160 tmk, I would expect good results but never used them personally

 

[wind gypsy]

Many kills with 175 eldx. As long as they impact below 2900 or so they are solid.

I did have one above 3000 and although dead as could be, didn’t like the terminal results. Still my go to though, I just shoot/load appropriately.

They are very messy for sure and I was starting them at 2840ish.

 

[mainbeam pursuit2]

I've had one bad experience with an ELDX, it was a 210 out of a 300RUM. I don't use them anymore, I think they're probably fine out of a lower velocity cartridge.

 

[Jakeb]

I've had one bad experience with an ELDX, it was a 210 out of a 300RUM. I don't use them anymore, I think they're probably fine out of a lower velocity cartridge.

What happened?

 

[Calling2death]

168 vld!

 

[mainbeam pursuit2]

Looking back through some reloading records I made a mistake, it was a 200 gr. ELDX. Hit a bull in the high shoulder at 410 yards with the 200, bullet didn’t penetrate much at all. Seemed to come apart a lot more than I thought it should. Had to track the bull down to finish it. Since have changed to the 212 ELDX and haven’t had any complaints. The RUM might have just been to Umph for the 200. My son in law is having great luck with the 175 in his 7 prc. Just one rough experience with a bullet doesn’t make it bad after thinking about it, a lot of variables can play in to the results.

 

[tkhuntsman]

I guess I'm boring 160 grn partition has been one of my most killingist bullets for 30 years

 

[Ishootgunssometimes]

One of the reasons I love a short-barrel setup and not chasing the biggest magnums in a given caliber.

I start mine at "only" 2770 MV out of my 18" SUAM — which gives me more confidence in close-range performance, and with such an efficient bullet, longer-range capability.

Are you still using RL26? What’s the next best thing?

 

[jhm2023]

I've put a lot of Alaskan critters on the ground with 7mm rem mag 140gr ttsx and 145GR lrx, both around 3,100 fps. Shots have been anywhere from ~25 yards to 606 yards. Always little to no tracking needed, minimal meat loss, and even 3+ feet of penetration on bears when lengthwise shots are needed. I've since switched to the 145gr Hammer HHT a little over 3,200 fps in my 7 PRC. Though limited use so far, it anchored a nice bull moose with a frontal shot at 433 yards. Hammers across all calibers I load them in, generally kill a little faster, have better accuracy, and velocity consistency compared to the various Barnes varieties.