Thread: 7mm08 120 gn Load

its just a standard sako carbonlite . 22" maybe ?

Originally Posted by Mick Hunter

A slight tangent.

Is the 6.5mm 120gr ballistic tip as effective as a bunting projectile as the 120gr 7mm?

I used them. They had a brown tip I remember. 3K from a 6.5x55 with a 22" barrel. W760 powder. Shot fine and killed stuff good but softer than the 120 7mm which I dont think matters cos of the higher SD of the 6.5. I recall a pass through in the ruahines at about 300 yards and it poll axed. That's going back a bit.

Originally Posted by Mick Hunter

A slight tangent.

Is the 6.5mm 120gr ballistic tip as effective as a bunting projectile as the 120gr 7mm?

I highly recommend you use the speer gold dots for bush hunting. 6.5mm 120 or 140gr. They are bonded but still expand exceptional.
I do alot of bush hunting and will only use bonded or mono copper now after cupncore failures after clipping vegetation.

I've had the 120 gn BT out of a 6.5 swede at good pace, go through the chests of two adult fallow at 70 meters. Occurred in the fog situation after waiting for a group of deer to separate to avoid the very thing! Both dropped with 10 meters of each other. Great pill at swede and .260/Creedmore velocities.

Originally Posted by Mick Hunter

A slight tangent.

Is the 6.5mm 120gr ballistic tip as effective as a bunting projectile as the 120gr 7mm?

Don’t see why not..great projectile

Well they went ok. So far so good. Another first for me I think. A fallow and a red on doc estate same evening.

That will fill your pack to the brim !!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Well they went ok. So far so good. Another first for me I think. A fallow and a red on doc estate same evening.
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You needed the mini-me with you to help carry that lot.

Do you think the mag primers make a big difference?


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Originally Posted by Tahr

You needed the mini-me with you to help carry that lot.

School nights !

Sorry they are standard 210 not 215 primers. typo

The lad pulled off a great shot last night. 260 yds. Quartered through front shoulder a wee bit high. Exited following side and broke the vertebrae on the way through. One shot and very dead by the time we got to it.

So I guess you could say they are going well for you then lol. Great stuff,awesome to see mini-me doing so well.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

So I guess you could say they are going well for you then lol. Great stuff,awesome to see mini-me doing so well.

So far so good

Couple more one shot kills. Red hind at 80 yds and a Fallow spiker at 60yds. Big holes massive damage.