Preferred 7mm bullets for elk

Joined
Oct 10, 2020
Messages
13
I’m planning on trying some new loads for my 7mm Rem Mag. Any recommendations on bullets would be great. The only two rounds that have my attention at the moment are Barnes TSX and Hornady Eld-x.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

Ross

Super Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Feb 24, 2012
Messages
4,804
Location
Kun Lunn, Iceland
Have had solid results with hornady 154 gr ssts…that being said my experience says placement is the key so find a good shooting setup for your gun🤙
 
Joined
Dec 28, 2015
Messages
456
Location
Wisconsin
No experience on elk but 160 grain partitions have been great on mountain goat, Sitka black tail, black bear, redstag and tahr. May not be the 100% most accurate bullet but they hit hard

Sent from my SM-S918U using Tapatalk
 

t_carlson

WKR
Joined
Nov 1, 2022
Messages
588
Location
Montana
160 Accubond
150 or 160 Partition
140, 150, or 160 Barnes-X

All good choices. Accubonds are my favorite, although the bull in my avatar died via 160 Barnes TSX, fwiw.
 
Joined
Oct 1, 2018
Messages
716
Location
Knoxville, TN
I shot 2 bulls with a 220 grain ELDX (300 Win Mag) awesome bullet! My sons shot 2 elk with 7 mm mag Federal Terminal Ascent 155 grain, both 1 shot kills, 1 at 660 yards the other at 600 yards. I was so impressed I sold my 300 and bought a 7 mm mag. Our Bergara B14 Wilderness Ridges love these rounds. They guns also like the Berger 180 VLDs.
 

Nhenry

Lil-Rokslider
Joined
Feb 28, 2021
Messages
270
Location
KANSAS
Don't know your twist rate or if you mean factory, but I've had fantastic luck with my 280AI and 143gr Hammer Hunters.

Another favorite of mine are 160gr partitions.
 
Joined
Mar 19, 2021
Messages
66
I have been shooting 175 gr. Nosler partitions for years out of my 7mm STW. My hunting load shoots phenomenally. Extremely happy with the accuracy and performance on game.
 

Gman12

Lil-Rokslider
Joined
Aug 27, 2020
Messages
214
I took my son on a mule deer hunt last year and the outfitters all used 180 grain Bergers for elk & deer. All their rifles were set up out to 1000 yards. They swear by the Bergers.
 
OP
C
Joined
Oct 10, 2020
Messages
13
Thanks everyone for the input. Many more rounds to consider.

No clue on the twist rate. I inherited the gun from my dad. Gun was rebarreled in the late 60’s to 7mm from .257 Robert’s if I remember correctly.

My grandfather had a load that shot well out of this rifle, killed my last elk with it.
21dad1d8dc3a563543aae9c59f0d03f4.jpg

I can’t remember the exact specs, but it is written on the box. I will update when I get home from vacation.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Joined
Jan 17, 2024
Messages
21
Location
California
I’m planning on trying some new loads for my 7mm Rem Mag. Any recommendations on bullets would be great. The only two rounds that have my attention at the moment are Barnes TSX and Hornady Eld-x.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I had good luck with the eld x 175gr out of my 7prc I took down a bull at 520yards. Look at the 162gr eldx due to twist rates. You might also want to look at hammer bullets for deep penetrating options.
 

Tmac

WKR
Joined
Mar 16, 2020
Messages
892
Have had very good terminal results with a Barnes 145gr. LRX out of a 280 Rem. at just over 3,000 fps at the muzzle.
 
Top