Who has used the 200 NPT/'06 and 175 NPT/7mm Mags on Elk? Bring the Hurt?

[RevJim]

I absolutely love the 200 NPT in any 30-06. However , have only used on big hogs. It hurt them really bad! Does it do it as well on cow elk, break bones/penetrate, hurt them bad as well, etc? Same with the 175 NPT in 7mm Rem Mags, I have no experience with it. I Have only used the 7mm RM for deer/antelope, and that was about 40 yrs ago. I have owned/shot alot of bigger 7mms, but no kills ( I was in my 300 Mags/338 Mags stage then, ha I hunted with those. ") Now I'm settling down to using the '06/7mm RM. I appreciate hearing any reviews on these two bullets/cartridges? I' not leaving my favorite monos out, but I would like to use these two combinations next year, just brain storming here...

 

[Aknight1111]

I am interested in what people say here. I plan on using the eldx 162 gr in my 7mm RM. If I can find a good charge weight and it groups well.

 

[RevJim]

Anybody?

 

[TaperPin]

I give the 7mm Partitions two thumbs up! My favorite is the 160 gr, for everything, but I used to shoot the 175s with elk and 140s for deer and antelope. They are pretty boring - just kill everything they are pointed at.

I’m trying to remember why I stopped shooting the 175 gr - it was a long time ago. I did have a penetration box filled with clay sand and both penetrated a similar distance. Whatever the reason, I’ve never felt the bullet was lacking.

 

[RevJim]

Sweet! I always felt like either the 160 or 175 should be used on elk in about any 7mm round. I loaded the 160 Speer HC to 2800fps for a friends 280 Ackley back in the 90s. It was a solid killer.

 

[Slickhill]

I’ve seen a bunch die from the 162 BTSP Hornady factory 7RM load. No issue breaking the front axle on bulls with it. The 175PT would be just more of the same I’m sure.

Never witnessed the 200NPT in action. But I’ve carried plenty of bulls off the mountain after they caught 150 old style Silvertips, 165 Sierra SPs, 180 Barnes, and more than the others 165 Ballistic Tips all out of 30/06s.

They aren’t iron plated, shoot them in the front half and collect your elk.

 

[SloppyJ]

I've never shot a partition that I didn't like other than the cost. They are my favorite bullet out there. I shoot bergers mostly now because that's what I practice with shooting at distance but if your shots are 400 and in, which I imagine they are, go with the partition 100%. If nosler could make a newer more BC friendly version they'd have something.

 

[tkhuntsman]

The bull in my avatar was killed with a partition from a 7mm rem mag.

 

[kcm2]

In my experience, the Nosler partitions always work like the pictures. Those I have recovered, 270 130 and 150 grains, weight at 60-65% of their nominal weight and looked exactly like the pictures above. I'd find them under the hide on the opposite side of the elk. Long shot was 519 on a cow elk with the 130 partition. They work.

 

[prm]

180 Partition at 30-06 velocity worked perfectly on a whitetail buck.