Has anyone tried these in a 7 mm rem mag. I got me a box to try out and wondering what kind of accuracy that you all are getting out of them. Some m77 mk2 shooters that have tried them would be nice because we have to be off the lands a good piece to feed them from the magazine
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150 gr accubond lr .284
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bowboss, I tried them in a 280AI and 284 same OAL as 6.5x284 Norma @ 3.224". I'm also shooting 150gr ABLR in a 270 and 270Wby.
Seating depth can be an issue at least in my rifles. The 150 gr in 280AI was so-so and think I'm going to try 168gr ABLR and 284 was little better and both those rifles like Berger 168gr VLD.
I was kind of hoping have 7mm's ready for buck hunt here this year but use 270 with 150gr ABLR and 270Wby as back up. Got pretty nice mature heavy 5x4 so pretty happy with one shot kill.
This spring hoping to get more shooting with those 7mm 168gr.
Seating depth can be an issue at least in my rifles. The 150 gr in 280AI was so-so and think I'm going to try 168gr ABLR and 284 was little better and both those rifles like Berger 168gr VLD.
I was kind of hoping have 7mm's ready for buck hunt here this year but use 270 with 150gr ABLR and 270Wby as back up. Got pretty nice mature heavy 5x4 so pretty happy with one shot kill.
This spring hoping to get more shooting with those 7mm 168gr.
BBoss,
It's always fun to try a new bullet, but sometimes some of the old stuff is hard to beat. I used to have a Ruger M77 in .280 Remington (wish I still had it) and used the tried and true 154 grn. Hornady S.P. (.284 of course) exclusively on elk, deer and antelope; a wonderful performer. It's been quite a number of years since I've had that rifle (traded it for a new Hoyt, Spectra 5000 compound bow back in '88), but I know I used IMR 4350 for the propellant, too. I had a work buddy that used that bullet in his 7MM mag, and swore by it. He was a dedicated bench-rest shooter and hunter who knew what he was talking about, and whenever he talked shooting or hunting, I listened. He thought the 154 grainer would work well in my .280, and he was right. It's a good, accurate hunting bullet, and as a bonus, at half the cost of the accubond lrs.
It's always fun to try a new bullet, but sometimes some of the old stuff is hard to beat. I used to have a Ruger M77 in .280 Remington (wish I still had it) and used the tried and true 154 grn. Hornady S.P. (.284 of course) exclusively on elk, deer and antelope; a wonderful performer. It's been quite a number of years since I've had that rifle (traded it for a new Hoyt, Spectra 5000 compound bow back in '88), but I know I used IMR 4350 for the propellant, too. I had a work buddy that used that bullet in his 7MM mag, and swore by it. He was a dedicated bench-rest shooter and hunter who knew what he was talking about, and whenever he talked shooting or hunting, I listened. He thought the 154 grainer would work well in my .280, and he was right. It's a good, accurate hunting bullet, and as a bonus, at half the cost of the accubond lrs.
I'm sure the old school stuff kills just as good as ever, but the new high BC bullets are game changers. If you were to load some of the old school 154 gr interlocks in a 7 mag, and some of the newer better bullets in a 7-08 or 280 the 7-08 or 280 would have more speed and energy at some point down range than the 7 mag. In as little as 200-250 the 7-08 will have made up a lot of difference.
I haven't run the numbers with the 7mm, but a 30-06 loaded with the new Hornady ELD bullets will have more energy at 350 yards than a 300 WM loaded with 180 gr Partitions. A 308 loaded with modern bullets will have more energy at 550 yards than a 300 WM loaded with the older bullets at that range.
Of course those bullets can be loaded in the magnums too. You can get get over 1500 ft lbs in a 300 WM at 900 yards with the better bullets. But the point is to duplicate old school magnum performance in a softer recoiling round. Few people can hit anything at 900-1000 yards. But having a 30-06 beat old school magnum performance at 350 yards is appealing to a lot of folks.
I haven't run the numbers with the 7mm, but a 30-06 loaded with the new Hornady ELD bullets will have more energy at 350 yards than a 300 WM loaded with 180 gr Partitions. A 308 loaded with modern bullets will have more energy at 550 yards than a 300 WM loaded with the older bullets at that range.
Of course those bullets can be loaded in the magnums too. You can get get over 1500 ft lbs in a 300 WM at 900 yards with the better bullets. But the point is to duplicate old school magnum performance in a softer recoiling round. Few people can hit anything at 900-1000 yards. But having a 30-06 beat old school magnum performance at 350 yards is appealing to a lot of folks.
I'll be 74 couple months and I sure can understand staying with something than taken game year after year plus don't hear complaints about them.
When Bryan Litz came out with his finding on the BC for the Nosler ABLR and next thing was the jackets too thin since they expand down to 1300fps for hunting bullet. It's wonder their still making them and same with Berger bullets.
It take lot for me to change bullets for hunting.
When Bryan Litz came out with his finding on the BC for the Nosler ABLR and next thing was the jackets too thin since they expand down to 1300fps for hunting bullet. It's wonder their still making them and same with Berger bullets.
It take lot for me to change bullets for hunting.