LeeCoDawgFan
New member
Hey guys I’m brand new here and am looking for some advice on what bullet you would use on a bull elk hunt shooting a 7 STW?
I recently picked up a new to me custom 7STW built on a rem 700 action. 1:8 twist 26 inch Bartlein barrel.
I have not done a lot with the copper bullet world and all of my experience is mostly with nosler BT, AB, and partitions. The hammer bullets have struck my interest and I want to work up a load to use on the elk hunt this year. My train of thought with lead bullets was to not go below 160 grains. After reading a bit on this forum it seems like you can go a good bit lighter and still have plenty of knockdown power with the hammers.
Main question is should I go lighter than 160 in order to see the full benefit of the hammer bullets out of the STW or should I stick with something heavier for elk? Next question is which hammer bullet should I go with in your opinion.
Before doing much research I ordered a sample pack of 160 gr Shock Hammers. The first load I tried was with RL 19 (I’ll have to go check how much powder I used). It shot absolutely amazing at 100 yards. 3 shot group sub 1/2 inch. Bullets resting on the lands. I’ll include a pic of the target. I didn’t even bring the chrono out that day so I have no idea about velo.
Thinking about trying the 145 grain HHT but that small a bullet scares me for elk even though I know it shouldn’t. Lot of elk taken with 140 gr accubonds out of that STW.
Thanks for any and all info you can provide!
I recently picked up a new to me custom 7STW built on a rem 700 action. 1:8 twist 26 inch Bartlein barrel.
I have not done a lot with the copper bullet world and all of my experience is mostly with nosler BT, AB, and partitions. The hammer bullets have struck my interest and I want to work up a load to use on the elk hunt this year. My train of thought with lead bullets was to not go below 160 grains. After reading a bit on this forum it seems like you can go a good bit lighter and still have plenty of knockdown power with the hammers.
Main question is should I go lighter than 160 in order to see the full benefit of the hammer bullets out of the STW or should I stick with something heavier for elk? Next question is which hammer bullet should I go with in your opinion.
Before doing much research I ordered a sample pack of 160 gr Shock Hammers. The first load I tried was with RL 19 (I’ll have to go check how much powder I used). It shot absolutely amazing at 100 yards. 3 shot group sub 1/2 inch. Bullets resting on the lands. I’ll include a pic of the target. I didn’t even bring the chrono out that day so I have no idea about velo.
Thinking about trying the 145 grain HHT but that small a bullet scares me for elk even though I know it shouldn’t. Lot of elk taken with 140 gr accubonds out of that STW.
Thanks for any and all info you can provide!
