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Best 7mm-08 Rem loads for mule deer

27 of 27 7mm-08 Rem factory loads carry 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity for mule deer; the best reach 700 yd (Hornady Precision Hunter 150 gr ELD-X). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.

Load	gr	Max ethical yd	MV fps	500 yd ft·lb	Shoulder shot
Hornady Precision Hunter 150 gr ELD-X	150	700	2,770	1,367	yes
Barnes Harvest Collection 150 gr Sierra Tipped GameKing	150	650	2,725	1,264	behind the shoulder only
Hornady Superformance 139 gr SST	139	650	2,950	1,291	behind the shoulder only
Nosler Trophy Grade Long Range 150 gr AccuBond Long Range	150	650	2,750	1,299	yes
Hornady American Whitetail TIPPED 139 gr SST	139	600	2,860	1,201	behind the shoulder only
Norma 160 gr Tipstrike	160	600	2,690	1,224	behind the shoulder only
Nosler Expansion Tip 140 gr E-Tip	140	600	2,850	1,206	yes
Remington 140 gr Core-Lokt Tipped	140	600	2,860	1,210	behind the shoulder only
Browning 140 gr Max Point Polymer Tip	140	550	2,800	1,147	behind the shoulder only
Nosler 140 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting	140	550	2,825	1,173	behind the shoulder only
Nosler Trophy Grade 140 gr AccuBond	140	550	2,825	1,173	yes
Winchester Deer Season XP 140 gr Extreme Point	140	550	2,800	1,147	behind the shoulder only
Federal 140 gr Trophy Bonded Tip	140	500	2,800	1,017	yes
Nosler 120 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting	120	500	3,000	1,016	behind the shoulder only
Remington Premier CuT 140 gr Copper Tipped	140	500	2,860	1,086	yes
Winchester 140 gr Ballistic Silvertip	140	500	2,770	1,059	behind the shoulder only
Barnes VOR-TX 120 gr TTSX BT	120	450	3,005	911	yes
Federal 140 gr Barnes TSX	140	450	2,820	966	yes
Federal 140 gr Fusion	140	450	2,850	980	yes
Federal 150 gr Power-Shok JSP	150	450	2,650	923	behind the shoulder only
Hornady American Whitetail 139 gr SP InterLock	139	450	2,840	970	behind the shoulder only
Remington 140 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt	140	450	2,860	989	behind the shoulder only
Federal 120 gr Fusion	120	400	3,000	803	yes
Hornady Superformance 139 gr CX	139	400	2,910	1,123	yes
Norma 150 gr Whitetail SP	150	400	2,756	832	behind the shoulder only
Winchester 140 gr Power-Point	140	400	2,800	860	behind the shoulder only
Hornady Custom Lite 120 gr SST	120	300	2,675	671	behind the shoulder only

Deer-class rules of thumb; a slightly bigger animal than a whitetail. Legal: CO: 1,000 ft·lb at 100 yd. Floor used: 1,000 ft·lb at impact plus the bullet's published expansion velocity. Orange = a target or varmint bullet (construction, not energy); red = never carries the energy. Sources: chuckhawks.com, www.petersenshunting.com.

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