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What 7mm-08 ammo for deer?
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Originally posted by Etxbuckman View PostGood luck finding ANY 7mm-08 at all right now.
Originally posted by SaltwaterSlick View PostDang, you may be forced to try to find the "parts" to reload... I just did a search on AmmoSeek.com for 7mm-08 and got zero results... NOTHING found!! WOW!!
Originally posted by AntlerCollector View PostAre y’all typically making shoulder shots or neck for whitetails?
Originally posted by Kmart49 View PostNeck and shoulder for deer when shooting the 120gr. You aren’t going to get much of a blood trail typically but I’ve only had one deer that wasn’t DRT immediately and it only managed to go 6 yards.
I love shooting big pigs with the 120’s also.Originally posted by panhandlehunter View PostI put everything in the top of the shoulder. I ain’t tracking nothing.
As for which round I like best, I've always grabbed Hornady SST's in 139 gr. Couldn't find any this year when I went to looking, came across Core-Lokts. Performed better than I anticipated, but I now have Winchester XP 140 gr. I tried to use the this weekend, but no big boys cooperated down south
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I will admit I know next to nothing about guns. When I do use one I use a 7mag. They die wherever I hit them
Can someone post a pic of exactly where this high shoulder shot is that will drop a deer in its tracks from a 7mm-08?
I want my wife to have confidence in her new gun. Thanks for all the tips and ammo recommendations.
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I wish it wasn't a walking pic, but straight up the leg and about 3-4" inches below the top of the back- (IMO)
FWIW, I have my wife and son shoot where you'd want an arrow to go.
Nerves and lack of trigger time plus a 2" shooting ledge (box blind window) will have the bullet landing sometimes off from the desired aiming point.
The center lung shot allows for the largest margin of error (IMO) and still equates to a dead animal. Just might have to walk a few yards to get it. and ruins less meat .
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Originally posted by 2Lazy2P View PostI’d go with a 120 Nosler BT.
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