Thread: 162gr Amax in a short barrled 7mm-08?

For the intended purpose I would probably stick with the 140gr bt, can use a nice fast powder to offset sorter barrel effect a bit.

Actually cost wise the amax would be a good choice and performance still be good

Originally Posted by distant stalker

Best to talk velocities that bullets are frangible at rather than ranges to keep things clear. The velocities you would expect from a 708 would have the amax at very good performance velocities within the desired ranges.

What is the velocity range of frangibility for the 162?

Originally Posted by distant stalker

Actually cost wise the amax would be a good choice and performance still be good

Doesn't get much cheaper than an Amax

Originally Posted by Gibo

What is the velocity range of frangibility for the 162?

Over 3000fps Impact speed be wise I would expect more violent expansion/frangibility but haven't shot enough animals at this speed to say for certain, definitely under this speed im yet to have issue, some of the 7-375 or screamer users would probably have more info on this as they have to be pretty close for me to hit them at that velocity

expands down to about 1600fps

e: impact

never shot em silly fast, haven't got an upper limit

Drinking, can't type

Cheers

Most factory loads group under an inch out of it apart from hornady sst it hates them. Recently I did 2 3 shot groups at 100 yards with Belmont ammo and the first one was about 0.3" and the second was just under half moa, that's the best I've ever shot, Belmont is expensive and hard to find though.
I fully bedded the stock with match grade bedding compound, which turned out good.
The barrel has a 9/16-24 thread so barely any material has been removed and the crown DPT put on it is really nice.

Originally Posted by Gibo

What is the velocity range of frangibility for the 162?

Speaking from experience launching them at 3250 wasn't so good up close (less than 300) but after that boom flops all day long wherever the pill went.

Im good then

Would the heavier 162amax have much advantage at 400 yards in a moderate wind over general 140gr?

Originally Posted by BRADS

Speaking from experience launching them at 3250 wasn't so good up close (less than 300) but after that boom flops all day long wherever the pill went.

That load drops below 3000 fps at 200 yards 2830ish at 300 yards, seems to line up loosely with what I have found (be a bit cautious around 3000fps and above)