Nosler Partitions in 7mm

[627PCFan]

I'm planning on a hog hunt this fall and am going to start working up a load for the piggies. Nosler partitions seem the be a perennial favorite for penetration, but I don't see many recommendations for the 175 grain version in a 7mm Rem mag. I'm using a T-3 so twist rate should not be an issue. Whats the deal?

 

[bobelk99]

I use 175 Partition is a Remington 700 with excellent results out to 300yd.

7MM 175Partition Spitzer
- MASTER LOAD IS 60.0 of R4831

 

[JimKirk]

Nosler Partitions are great bullets.

But .. you may be going to the wrong end of the penetration scale. The bullet does need to get inside the body, but it also needs to do as much damage as possible while there.
My brother and I have killed many many hogs with a 6mm and a 25/06 using regular Remington corelok bullets. The bullet does have to get thru the shoulder shield and take out the engine, thats what I want a bullet to do, put the animal down so I don't have to track it all over.
If I were to us a Partition I believe I would use a 140 or maybe a 150 grain and get the speed to do as much damage as possible.

Hogs are tough, but they are not the unkillible monsters that they are sometimes made out to be.

Jimmy K

 

[bobelk99]

I have no knowledge of proper ammo for pigs so can't comment on that.

I have taken 6 elk with 7 shots with the load info I posted earlier. Average weight was near 800#. I don't know how that can be compared to hogs,

All were shot heart or lungs, 30 to 250 yards.

 

[Husker_Fan]

I would think 160 grain Accubonds would work plenty well and they are much less expensive than the Partitions in my neck of the woods.

 

[JimKirk]

http://www.texasboars.com/articles/facts.html
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/publ/wlnotebook/pig.htm
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/hoghunt/faq.html
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0195.pdf (dated)
http://www.prophetsplace.com/feralpig.shtml (Read about Hogzilla and Son of HZ)

Here are some links on hogs....as you will see hogs range from small (50 lbs) to Giants( 1100+ lbs) !!!
But Most of what you'll see will be in the 100 lbs to 300 lbs range, the bigger share being < 175 lbs.

The largest hog that my brother and I killed was over 300+ lbs, I say 300+ because thats all our scale would weigh and it was really pegged out. It was killed just down river from where they shot the Discovery Channel Hog special, about 20 miles down stream.


Jimmy K

 

[627PCFan]

I was leaning towards the 175 grainers to make sure it gets past that shoulderblade/plate if needs by. Looks like it might be overkill.

 

[bobelk99]

As I said earlier, I know nothing about hogs.

Hog, dog or moose, if you shoot it you want it to expire. Tain't no such thing as overkill. If you wanted to use a 338, it wouldn't kill them any deader.

I have shot a few whitetail with 7mm 175 partition. Bang, dead, and no noticeable increase in hemmorage or meat damage.

Shot what you believe in. It does make a difference.

 

[Jefferson Herb]

175 gr

I have used 63 gr H4831 with 175's,usually gk's or mk's.I would drop it a bit,load a few,check,and go higher if I wanted more and pressures looked ok.The bad thing about Magnums is they work best closer to the top and dropping it too much is also trouble.
FWIW My 98 mau w douglas brl has been shooting nice groups with that load for 20yrs.

 

[RH45]

My 7mag loves Nosler 175 grain partitions.

I tried IMR4831, but, didn't like the feel of the recoil so I switched to IMR 4350, then, I tried some VV N-160 and like that better yet.

 

[shaggy430]

I like 150 Partitions in 7 mm Mag. Everything I've ever shot with them has gone bang-flop. If people take hogs all of the time with .243 then the 150 gr 7 Mag should be more than enough.