As some of you know i purchased a 7mm-08 this year as another deer gun. My 10 year old took a likeing to it and prefers it over the.243 i got for him and his brother, so he kinda took it over this year. With the short availability of bullets combined with a short time until season i took what i could get and did a quick load workup. My 10 year old took a nice 8pt with the 140gr b-tip. I wasnt too happy with how they preformed, sure dead deer with a massive amount of internal damage but small exit and poor blood trail.
I took a doe with 140gr accubonds, better exit and no tracking (drt). But the exit was still a lot smaller then im used to. I also took one with the 120gr ttsx. I was definitely not impressed with that one, broadside double lung shot and the deer ran across the 200 yard field crossed the fence and recovered in the bottom of the neighboring property. Good exit and good blood trail but to long with poor internal damage.
Anyway, i have grown very fond of the .308 dia 165gr hpbt gameking in my 06 and was wondering if anyone has used the 140gr hpbt gameking in the 7mm-08. If so how did it do, i know it is a harder bullet and im shooting around 2600fps (book velocity). Im just curious how they preform out of the mini .308. (As my boy calls it)
I took a doe with 140gr accubonds, better exit and no tracking (drt). But the exit was still a lot smaller then im used to. I also took one with the 120gr ttsx. I was definitely not impressed with that one, broadside double lung shot and the deer ran across the 200 yard field crossed the fence and recovered in the bottom of the neighboring property. Good exit and good blood trail but to long with poor internal damage.
Anyway, i have grown very fond of the .308 dia 165gr hpbt gameking in my 06 and was wondering if anyone has used the 140gr hpbt gameking in the 7mm-08. If so how did it do, i know it is a harder bullet and im shooting around 2600fps (book velocity). Im just curious how they preform out of the mini .308. (As my boy calls it)