Favorite 7mm Mag Bullets

[jstone]

What is your favorite 7MM Mag brand bullet? Tight groups?

[Jonathan_S]

Are you asking about bullets for loading your own ammunition or pre-loaded 7mm Mag ammunition?

[chukar hunter]

My gun shot best with the Nosler Accubond Long Range 168 grain. 1/2" group at 100 yds.  Tried 5 different sets of ammo.

 My buddy same caliber but different make swears by the Hornady Precision Hunter ELD-X 162 grain. 

[huntnphool]

Are you asking about bullets for loading your own ammunition or pre-loaded 7mm Mag ammunition?

 Paper punching or hunting?

 Nosler RDF for paper and Partitions for hunting.

[jstone]

This will be out of the box loads. Just looking for a good load and brand to get started. I don’t want to waist lots of money chasing a good round for hunting

[huntnphool]

This will be out of the box loads. Just looking for a good load and brand to get started. I don’t want to waist lots of money chasing a good round for hunting

 Try Federal Premiums

[Hi-Liter]

Federal Nosler Partition 160 grain is the best bullet for 7mm, drops elk deer no problem 

[Dan-o]

Federal Nosler Partition 160 grain is the best bullet for 7mm, drops elk deer no problem 

This is what I landed on. 

If you're near kent/auburn, I will give you 5 rounds each of several types I have on hand. 

I've bought quite a few different loads to test, and would be happy to give you some of each. 

[birddogdad]

168 bergers

[h20hunter]

180 bergers myself 

[cbond3318]

My 700 loves  the Federal Premium 168g Berger out of the box. Did not like the 160g Barnes. 

[milldozer]

150 gr barnes TTSX and 160 gr nosler accubonds have both shot well for me. 

[kselkhunter]

Nosler's 168gr ABLR factory ammo was very accurate in my Browning X Bolt 7mmRM

And has done the job on a number of animals with no issues.

I also tested the HSM Berger 168gr VLD factory ammo, it also did well. 

[HillHound]

 Hornady superformance 154gr sst is what my Montana Rifle Co 7mm mag likes the best. It will put bullets through the same hole at 100 and I have shot deer from 40-450 yards and dropped them all in their tracks.

[time2hunt]

168 bergers

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[elkaholic123]

180GR Hornady ELD-M

[NWShooter]

180gr ELD-M

[jasnt]

Federal Nosler Partition 160 grain is the best bullet for 7mm, drops elk deer no problem 

This is what I landed on. 

If you're near kent/auburn, I will give you 5 rounds each of several types I have on hand. 

I've bought quite a few different loads to test, and would be happy to give you some of each. 

thats a very nice offer!

[jstone]

That’s an awesome offer. I won’t be shooting my rifle till I get me a new scope. Hopefully next month

[CaNINE]

180 hybrid

[kukusya]

Berger 195 EOL
Berger 168 VLD

[timberfaller]

Hornady 154gr spitzer boat tails. 

Rifle shot one hole groups at 100yds and tipped over everything I hit with it.   No reason to try any thing different.

Sold it and now hunt with either a Roberts or Swede,  they both do the same as long as I do my job.

[hunter399]

160 accubond
160 hot cor
I've used hot cor bullets in almost every caliber I own ,it's like the poor man's corelock that just keeps on killing.

[Hi-Liter]

Federal Nosler Partition 160 grain is the best bullet for 7mm, drops elk deer no problem 

This is what I landed on. 

If you're near kent/auburn, I will give you 5 rounds each of several types I have on hand. 

I've bought quite a few different loads to test, and would be happy to give you some of each.

Thank you for the offer. Sorry for belated post. Your a good person. I don’t get down in the Kent Auburn area often. Maybe you could pay it forward to someone who needs them. It is also the best round IMO in .300 win mag Federal 180 gr Nosler Partitions.

[northwesthunter84]

160 gr Federal Premium Accubonds. Best 200 yard group so far was .41”, 162 ELDX’s were right at 1/2” along with 160 gr Partitions. I haven’t shot the 168’s but the way the Tikka has been shooting I haven’t needed to.

[RB]

Federal Premium 160 grain Nosler Partition, my brother used these in SE Alaska for decades and put a lot of meat in the freezer with them!

[Badhabit]

Not to hijack the thread, but are the recomemdations the same for a Weatherby 7mm?

[huntandjeep]

168 bergers

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X3 only I reload mine .

[Lumpy Taters]

I have to throw my vote in for the Federal 160 Partitions.  Shoot great out my 700 it actually better than some of my rookie attempts at hand loads.  Last 3 Elk dropped in their tracks.  Hard to beat a proven performer.     

[M_ray]

168 bergers

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X3 only I reload mine .

X4   I have a 7mm that likes HSM 168 berger off the shelf and I have a 7wsm that I reload 168 Berger’s

[acrocker]

Gotta say it...

140 gr. Remington Core-Lokt. For some reason, my rifle loves these, clover leafs at 100 yds consistently, more than accurate and flat enough to do what I need. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[jstone]

Well finally shot my new Christianson Mesa Long Range in 7mm mag. Topped it with a Vortex Viper LR 6x24 FFP. Shooting Federal Nosler Partition 160 Gr.
Shot Amazing. I love my new toy. I just need to get it out to the range a few more times and get some longer shooting in.

[greenhead_killer]

i shoot 162 gr eld-x. killed deer, sheep, elk and moose. hits like a mac truck.

[huntnphool]

Well finally shot my new Christianson Mesa Long Range in 7mm mag. Topped it with a Vortex Viper LR 6x24 FFP. Shooting Federal Nosler Partition 160 Gr.
Shot Amazing. I love my new toy. I just need to get it out to the range a few more times and get some longer shooting in.

 

[BeerBugler]

ELD-X

[Taco280AI]

LRX

[Oldguy]

Federal Nosler Partition 160 grain is the best bullet for 7mm, drops elk deer no problem 

I agree. It puts them on the ground with good shot placement.

[huntnphool]

Federal Nosler Partition 160 grain is the best bullet for 7mm, drops elk deer no problem 

I agree. It puts them on the ground with good shot placement.

 Partitions may not be the hair bun, paper puncher favorite, but for hunting they are money!

[Pathfinder101]

Totally depends on the rifle.  I just bought a Browning Max Long Range in 7mm Mag.  My son is thinking about buying my Remington 700 7mm Mag, so I bought 6 different brands of ammo and tested both guns.  The Browning liked the Hornandy Precision Hunter 162 gr ELD X.  The Remington liked HSM ammo with Berger 168 Gr VLDs.  The difference was significant.  And yes, one of the boxes I tested was Rem Core Lokt. 

[jstone]

Is there any difference in the barrel length. My new gun has 26” barrel and 1-9 twist
I shot the federal premium nosler 160 so far so good. I do want to try a box of those 162’s though.

[Badhabit]

My 7mm Weatherby Mag like the 175 grn Nosler Partitions.

[NWShooter]

Across the board. Range or big game. Been there, done that. 180gr ELD-M.