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First H&R Purchase Need Some Advice
« on: December 22, 2009, 03:33:51 AM »
I just purchased a Handi NIB 7mm/08 from my favorite pawn dealer. I also ordered a Choate varmint stock and checked fore end both synthetic. I have not mounted a scope or the new stock yet so I have not shot it. I am planning to take to my gunsmith and having the barrel floated. What grain bullet would you recommend? I hunt deer around 150 lbs.

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Re: First H&R Purchase Need Some Advice
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2009, 03:39:47 AM »
Mine likes 140 gr. Rem Core Lokts.

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Re: First H&R Purchase Need Some Advice
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2009, 03:42:57 AM »
Thanks. Luckily those are on the cheaper side. I don't mind more expensive bullets, but I haven't receive my LEE die set yet for this caliber so it is off the shelf only.
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Re: First H&R Purchase Need Some Advice
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2009, 12:04:13 PM »
 
 You will brass anyway :) :) Best of luck, We need a range report.  Datil
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Re: First H&R Purchase Need Some Advice
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2009, 12:12:54 PM »
140 Rem corelocts are as good a killer on deer as you can get.You shouldn't ever need to pay for premium bullets for deer hunting as long as they are around.
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Re: First H&R Purchase Need Some Advice
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2009, 12:15:20 PM »
Datil

I will be awhile on the range report. I have about two weeks at the very least to get my hands on the gun and it on the range. I still have to take it to the gunsmith and mount a scope.


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thanks. I will probably shoot those bullets as long as I can get around a 1" group at 100 yards.
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Re: First H&R Purchase Need Some Advice
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2009, 01:22:37 PM »
My two favorite bullets where the 154 RN Hornady and the 140 nosler BT. Both with a healthy charge of H335 powder.

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Re: First H&R Purchase Need Some Advice
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2009, 07:28:22 PM »
mine seems to like the 140's too, just got a box of Barnes 120 TTXS. Got next week off, tween the holidays, if the waether is fairly decent I'll be at the range a bunch :)
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Re: First H&R Purchase Need Some Advice
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2009, 12:15:27 AM »
Thanks guys. I am going to pick up some core-lokts first. As soon as I can get some bullets here from Midway I will load a few different couplings to try. I will probably stay in the 120 gr to 150 gr hopefully.

After all I did get this little rifle to back off recoil for fun high power shooting (That 30-06 gets to be a bruiser after a hundred or so rounds in a day).
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