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Best 7mm Rem Mag loads for whitetail deer

62 of 64 7mm Rem Mag factory loads carry 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity for whitetail deer; the best reach 1,000 yd (Norma 165 gr Bondstrike). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.

Load	gr	Max ethical yd	MV fps	500 yd ft·lb	Shoulder shot
Norma 165 gr Bondstrike	165	1,000	2,986	1,885	yes
Federal 162 gr ELD-X	162	950	2,940	1,795	yes
Hornady Precision Hunter 162 gr ELD-X	162	950	2,975	1,843	yes
Nosler Trophy Grade Long Range 168 gr AccuBond Long Range	168	900	2,880	1,745	yes
Federal 155 gr Terminal Ascent	155	850	3,000	1,674	yes
Hornady Superformance 154 gr SST	154	850	3,100	1,699	behind the shoulder only
Hornady Superformance 162 gr SST	162	850	3,030	1,752	behind the shoulder only
Remington 150 gr Core-Lokt Tipped	150	850	3,130	1,703	behind the shoulder only
Remington Premier Scirocco 150 gr Swift Scirocco Bonded	150	850	3,110	1,685	yes
Barnes Harvest Collection 150 gr Sierra Tipped GameKing	150	800	3,000	1,576	behind the shoulder only
Hornady American Whitetail TIPPED 154 gr SST	154	800	3,025	1,607	behind the shoulder only
Norma 160 gr Tipstrike	160	800	3,018	1,626	behind the shoulder only
Sierra GameChanger 150 gr Tipped GameKing (TGK)	150	800	3,000	1,576	behind the shoulder only
Browning BXS Copper Expansion 139 gr BXS Tipped Solid Copper	139	750	3,150	1,502	yes
Federal 150 gr Fusion	150	750	3,050	1,559	yes
Federal 150 gr Swift Scirocco II	150	750	3,050	1,573	yes
Federal 150 gr Trophy Copper	150	750	3,025	1,505	yes
Federal 175 gr Fusion	175	750	2,760	1,503	yes
Federal 175 gr Fusion Tipped	175	750	2,775	1,548	yes
Hornady Superformance 139 gr SST	139	750	3,240	1,602	behind the shoulder only
Winchester 150 gr Ballistic Silvertip	150	750	3,100	1,580	behind the shoulder only
Winchester Expedition Big Game 168 gr AccuBond LR	168	750	2,900	1,760	yes
Browning 140 gr Max Point Polymer Tip	140	700	3,100	1,454	behind the shoulder only
Federal 145 gr Barnes LRX	145	700	3,125	1,443	yes
Federal 160 gr Trophy Bonded Tip	160	700	2,900	1,464	yes
Federal 168 gr Berger Hybrid Hunter	168	700	2,870	1,665	behind the shoulder only
Nosler Trophy Grade 140 gr AccuBond	140	700	3,125	1,483	yes
Nosler 150 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting	150	700	3,050	1,522	behind the shoulder only
Nosler 160 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting	160	700	3,000	1,651	behind the shoulder only
Nosler Trophy Grade 160 gr AccuBond	160	700	3,000	1,651	yes
Remington Premier CuT 150 gr Copper Tipped	150	700	3,050	1,427	yes
SIG Sauer Platinum Hunter 160 gr Nosler AccuBond	160	700	2,940	1,576	yes
Winchester Deer Season XP 140 gr Extreme Point	140	700	3,100	1,454	behind the shoulder only
Barnes VOR-TX LR 139 gr LRX BT	139	650	3,210	1,431	yes
Federal 140 gr Trophy Bonded Tip	140	650	3,150	1,368	yes
Federal 150 gr Power-Shok JSP	150	650	3,110	1,355	behind the shoulder only
Federal 175 gr Power-Shok JSP	175	650	2,860	1,357	behind the shoulder only
Hornady American Whitetail 154 gr SP InterLock	154	650	3,035	1,387	behind the shoulder only
Norma 140 gr Ecostrike	140	650	3,117	1,370	yes
Nosler Expansion Tip 150 gr E-Tip	150	650	3,000	1,476	yes
Winchester Expedition Big Game 160 gr AccuBond CT	160	650	2,950	1,547	yes
Barnes VOR-TX 140 gr TTSX BT	140	600	3,100	1,267	yes
Barnes VOR-TX 150 gr TTSX BT	150	600	3,060	1,351	yes
Browning Silver Series 175 gr Plated Soft Point	175	600	2,860	1,297	behind the shoulder only
Federal 160 gr Nosler Partition	160	600	2,950	1,459	yes
Hornady American Whitetail 139 gr SP InterLock	139	600	3,150	1,245	behind the shoulder only
Norma 127 gr Evostrike	127	600	3,314	1,283	yes
Nosler Trophy Grade 160 gr Partition	160	600	2,950	1,459	yes
Remington 140 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt	140	600	3,175	1,271	behind the shoulder only
Remington 175 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt	175	600	2,860	1,300	behind the shoulder only
Winchester 175 gr Power-Point	175	600	2,860	1,297	behind the shoulder only
Barnes VOR-TX 160 gr TSX BT	160	550	2,950	1,375	yes
Norma 170 gr Plastic Point	170	550	2,953	1,240	behind the shoulder only
Norma 170 gr Vulkan	170	550	2,953	1,149	behind the shoulder only
Remington 150 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt	150	550	3,110	1,139	behind the shoulder only
SIG Sauer 160 gr Marksman Hunter BT-SP	160	550	2,940	1,188	behind the shoulder only
Winchester 150 gr Power-Point	150	550	3,090	1,219	behind the shoulder only
Federal 160 gr Barnes TSX	160	500	2,940	1,214	yes
Hornady Outfitter 150 gr CX	150	500	3,000	1,373	yes
Norma 150 gr Whitetail SP	150	500	3,018	1,040	behind the shoulder only
Norma 170 gr Oryx	170	450	2,887	973	yes
Barnes VOR-TX Reduced Recoil 120 gr TTSX BT	120	400	2,910	867	yes
Remington Premier Long Range 175 gr Speer Impact	175	wrong bullet	2,860	1,625	behind the shoulder only
Norma 150 gr Jaktmatch FMJ	150	wrong bullet	2,995	1,336	behind the shoulder only

The 1,000 ft·lb deer figure traces to Townsend Whelen and is the one everyone repeats; Hawks puts the floor nearer 800. An 8–10″ heart/lung zone. Legal: CO: 1,000 ft·lb at 100 yd · SD: 1,000 ft·lb at muzzle. 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: www.outdoorlife.com, www.petersenshunting.com, chuckhawks.com.

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