Thinks. I might just stick with my 160gr tsx and after i kill a deer ill make my choice.

I only shoot 154gr Hornady Customs outta my 7mag.

You pot stirring Internet troll!

Don't over think it buddy. It will be fine. Set scope 1.5 inch high at 100 yards, and from zero to 300 yards just put it behind it's shoulder and squeeze it off. You will be just fine

Yeah DW i think my problem is over thinking it.I've always shot a 30-06 with core lokt's.but heard so much about 7mags not expanding at close ranges. Just dont wanna take a chance at losing a deer if i can help it

Wth I'd say I love me some Ballistic tips!..All this talk about accubonds,partitions dayum I hunt whitetails not elk

You aren't going to have any problem with no expansion unless you shoot full metal jacket which isn't legal to hunt with anyway. You might get too much expansion with a blown up bullet at close range but it will still kill it dead.

A bullet doesn't go too fast to expand.

I'm interested in your experiences with thus round. I have 2 1/2 boxes and am considering this as my main round this year.

I shot them a few years ago. They left large exit wounds and great blood trails.

Thankyou Bill. Sounds promising

Yep..Great bullets and the most accurate i ever shot outta my gun.I shot my 7mag a few weeks ago and was hitting the same hole at 142 yards.Wont ever shoot anything else outta my 7mag

I've shot the 154gr and the 139gr Hornady but prefer the 139. For me the 139 is a little more accurate for some reason.

I might try the hornady's if i can find them. I was looking at the sst but haven't heard much about them

As RH said, speed causes bullets to expand. Close range and high speed can cause some bullets to over expand and not penetrate as well. Light for caliber bullets tend to expand better than heavy for caliber bullets.
Ballistic tips are better suited for long range or slower cartridges.

2 years ago I had two failure to fires on core lokts out of two different batches. One was just a doe but the other was a monster 8, he heard the click and was gone...switched to Hornady American Whitetail and haven't looked back

Marks currently has them in 7 mag. Simmons did also at one point this summer. The other usual suspects don't (Bass Pro, Academy, Dick)

For people always talking bad about 7mags you sure can't find shells for them. I looked after work at a few places and all i found was core lokt.power points.and federal blue box.im gonna see how these Barnes group tomorrow. If all goes well ill just half to get another box of them from bass pro and see how they do on deer

Really? Huntsville must be the hub of ammunition in AL because I've never seen it get real low here

Well my rifle don't like 150 or 175 federal fusion and didn't really care for the Barnes tsx.