7mm08 Bullet

Nosler makes great bullets. Ballistic tip and accubond are superb hunting bullets.

The most? 110gr TNT.

Expand the MOST ? The one I've found that expands the most is/are the 139 and 154 gr SST by Hornady.

I don't call what the TNT does expansion, I think its closer to a grenade- but great for Varmints ! Not something I would use on large game, but flips treerats pretty much inside out.

Its pretty violent, especially under 100 yards at top speed


Also happens to be remarkably accurate, and the 154 has an amazing BC if you like to really REACH OUT AND TOUCH something.


However, at the speeds you're gonna get, almost any soft point will expand really well. If you like 'em on the cheap :

http://www.shop.rmrbullets.com/284-...LLED-500-Count-284-7mm-150-SPH-Pul-500-Ct.htm

A great proven bullet, from a great proven vendor, at an AWESOME price. ( yes I know the tab header says .277, but its for a .284 bullet, not sure why it does this)


If you'd like to try the 139 SST, I'd be happy to spot you a few if you have something to do ballistic tests. I loaded the last of my 154's for the Mrs. for this years buck season.


Whatcha gonna be shooting ? Might help us give you a better recommendation.

He didn't say it had to stay together

Ahh, now that I see its for hogs..... I swear, I get THR blindness faster and faster every week...I'm gonna leave my dumbness in my original response to remind me to READ FULLY FIRST, THEN TYPE... Anyway....


I'd honestly go with something that holds together a bit better. Most of the uber-expansion bullets perform really well right up until they hit a bone. This is partially where the SST gets its bad rep for "over expansion, under penetration".

You don't need an FMJ, but a good soft-point with controlled expansion would be right up your alley. The pulled Game Kings are an obvious choice in that department, but the good ole remy core-lokt would do equally well.


On that note, if you are a regular hog-hitter, I'd be happy to supply some SST's , just to see how well they do. If some Bacon happens to fall off the wagon in return, thats just a bonus for me We have several 7-08's in the house now, and I'd also be happy to provide my fav loads for this bullet. What kind of rifle ?

Double post

I killed a doe with the 139 sst( my go to hunting bullet) at 30 yards at full house velocity. It was a complete quartering pass through. It does an impressive job.

I wish we could shoot does with bullets here


I'd never have to buy meat again.

Hornady GMX. I used the 139 gr on deer this year. It cut thru 2 ribs and destroyed the lungs and stayed together.

I've never hunted hogs, and the Nosler Partition is an elderly design... but I like 'em.

Y'all have plenty-o-porkers in the Oxford/ Anniston area? Or is in your local Talladega N.F.? Just askin because there is none in my part of Walker Co.

Please excuse my lack of knowledge regarding hogs, but why do you want a rapid expanding bullet for such a tough, heavy boned, dense animal? I would think a poor penetrating round like TNT's and other HP varmint types, would do poorly on this type of animal, so please explain.

My first thought, and again, I know nothing about pigs, other than raising them, but we don't have large numbers of them in Arizona. But if I were going to hunt them, I would think of using a well constructed round like the Speer line, Hot Core, Grand Slam, Deep Curl, or a Nosler Accubond, Partition or something along this line and of course Barnes.

So what am I missing here?

GS

For shooting pigs, you need a bullet that will expand readily, but hold together and penetrate reliably. They aren't really that much different from deer. Any good deer bullet will work fine on pigs.

I've had good luck with the .284" Hornady 139gr BtSpt "Interlok" bullets. Also, the flat-based version.
I shot a decent sized doe in my backyard with the 150gr Nosler BallisticTip in '10 and it seperated and didn't penetrate, but granted it was a frontal shot to deer with head-down and it hit the spine. Deer died, so it didn't do that badly. I was dissapointed in lack of penetration and that the bullet jacket seperated and core disintegrated. So, the 150gr Ballistic Tips may meet your criteria.
The Sierra 140's have been quite good, too.
The Nosler Partitions are superior but too expensive. Not needed on pigs or deer.
My favorite bullet for my 7-08 has been some cheap Winchester 150gr PowerPoints I got from MidwayUSA back in '05. The were cheap, ugly bullets but killed deer all out of proportion to "looks". Over 45.0gr of IMR4350, I got ~2,700fps and under 2moa accuracy. Every deer shot with them were bang-flops.

For bang for the buck, you can't go wrong with the Hornady 139 "Interloks".
I can't recommend the 139gr SST's however. I had a box of them I bought back in '05. I shot 6 deer with them. 5 were chest/lung shots and they all ran off, no blood trail,either. The one I did kill was a downward frontal spine shot (14' high in ladder stand over food plot). Bullet did not expand at all. 1/4" hole through deer's spine, chest and out bottom of chest. Others have reported "blow up's" with same bullets, however.... So I say avoid them due to inconsistency.

Where are you finding pigs near Calhoun Co. Al ???
I grew up in Anniston. A few deer in Talladega National Forrest, better turkey hunting, but still not "good"...
I killed my first deer off of Hillabee Creek, off McIntosh Road, adjacent to National Forrest.
Nothing like the deer hunting I have down here in mid west Georgia... Got 4 in my backyard this year...
Have to drive to east GA (Savannah River area) or South GA (Albany area, excuse me... All-Benny...!) to find any pigs... but I do have a ham left in the freezer from one I got last winter...
besides, I had 12 turkeys in the backyard yesterday morning.
I haven't hunted the Talladega NF in 30+yrs... and don't intend to. Too many people and not enough game... just old-growth pine trees... but it is pretty, though!!!

I just use the nosler 140 hunting bullets. I've also shot the 130gr sierra bthp

I do a lot of hog shooting as well as deer with the 7/08, and have played around with several bullets. I finally settled on the Sierra 140 Game Kings. I get very good accuracy and haven't had a hog walk away from them yet. I generally shoot deer in the neck and don't need great penetration for that, but they will leave a golf ball sized hole on the back side.
People that have problems dropping hogs are generally blaming the bullets, when it is the bullet placement that really makes the difference. Shooting them behind the front leg is an iffy thing and can lead up to a lot of tracking some times. I have shot 470 hogs in the past 5 years from one property and numerous ones from other properties as well, so I've found what works the best for me. I shoot them through the front shoulder and they drop on the spot.

either a nos ballistic tip, sierra prohunter or a hornady sst 140s will work fine on anything your going to hunt with a 708