.260 load for deer
I'm going to ask another question here, sorry to say. My current planned hunting load for my .260 (700 Mountain Rifle; it is a SA Remington also) is a 125gr Nosler Partition being kicked out by 44gr of H4350. Reasonably accurate and a good bullet. I am wondering if this might be too much bullet for my task though. I will be hunting whitetails, which can go between 150 and 200 lbs around here (average closer to 200 for a decent buck, probably about 180 lbs). Plus, any and all shots will be measured in amount of powder burn left on the hide, or in tens of paces. Am I using too much bullet for the task? Having no experience with this round in the field, I am curious. Sorry for attempting to hijack this thread.
Oh, in the 7mm-08, I would probably take a round like a 140gr Ballistic Tip or 139gr Hornady. Just based on field reports, not personal experience. But they should do the job on whitetails and muleys. As for anything larger, I can't say. My gut feeling is to say a bigger round would be better, but I know that is not true. Just use a heavier bullet?