Re: 7x57 for deer
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11/21/22 11:14 AM
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I love 140 Partitions in 7x57. One thing I will say is that with a 7x57 and 6.5 Swede is that they always run but not very far. 50 yards tops if hit correctly. Even if you can't see the blood due to being colorblind making circles for 50 yards looking isn't a big deal.
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Re: 7x57 for deer
[Re: Rusty Axe Camp]
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11/21/22 11:14 AM
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jeff karsten
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My ruger liked hornady 139 and 154 spire points over 4064 my thoughts were a good bullet in that weight range was all that was needed
olden tyred
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Re: 7x57 for deer
[Re: Rusty Axe Camp]
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11/21/22 12:34 PM
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Congrats! I knew I should have kept that one but I need to thin the herd. The model 70 collection is going to get thinned this week too.
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Re: 7x57 for deer
[Re: Rusty Axe Camp]
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11/21/22 04:08 PM
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Nothing wrong with what you’re already using if it shoots well in your gun. I don’t know that a bonded bullet will change where the deer will drop. A 140 gr. cup $ core bullet in 7mm will kill most if not all deer shot with it. Shot placement is often times a determining factor. But a well placed bullet in the “boiler room” will not need much tracking regardless of what your are using for a bullet or rifle. My .03. Lol. I will post a pic of a large SD buck that made it twenty yards after a single shot from a 55 gr. soft point out of a 22-250. If I can figure out how to post pics that is.
Long live the MAGA King
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Re: 7x57 for deer
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11/22/22 09:29 AM
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Accubonds or Partitions will work great at the ranges you are shooting, but so will Corlokts. Those old Remington Cor-lokts aren't a high bc long range bullet, but they will perform great on game, expand reliably and I've never, ever seen one blow up and fail to penetrate like I have seen out of so many of the hyped up hunting bullets. If you were to tell me you were wanting to front shoulder something my first recommendation for a bullet would be a Grand Slam, closely followed by either a Cor-lokt or a Partition, and Accubond would be right up and probably top the list if you were looking for possibility of a little longer range accuracy. Of course there are many others that would perform great, but that would be the first that come to mind, mainly because I've used the first three extensively and the Accubonds I just got to try loading in the wife's gun.
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Re: 7x57 for deer
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11/22/22 09:46 AM
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Allan Minear
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I'm a fan of the Hornady 139 gr inter lock bullets in my .7 mm Remington mag loads and my .284 Winchester the 7 x 57 is a fantastic cartridge that is equal to the others mentioned and will treat you right as long as you do your part .
I ended up with quite a collection of loaded ammo for the 7 x 57 while at a auction so I've been looking for a rifle to shoot it with possibly to give to one of my grandkids some day .
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Re: 7x57 for deer
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11/22/22 04:59 PM
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I'm a fan of the Hornady 139 gr inter lock bullets in my .7 mm Remington mag loads and my .284 Winchester the 7 x 57 is a fantastic cartridge that is equal to the others mentioned and will treat you right as long as you do your part .
I ended up with quite a collection of loaded ammo for the 7 x 57 while at a auction so I've been looking for a rifle to shoot it with possibly to give to one of my grandkids some day . We have killed about 40 deer with the same bullet out of a 7mm08. Does very well even shot through the shoulder. Edit. Apparently they work for opossum a well my 12 year old just informed me. A bit let down I was ready to hear how nice a buck he got after letting so many walk. Guess nest predators don't even get a pass when deer hunting. Apparently now ita s opossum hunt. That makes 2. He will be out of bullets when a nice buck walks in.
Last edited by Providence Farm; 11/22/22 06:44 PM.
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