Ida RamHi Panther Shooter,
I too am a fan of the 7mm Rem Mag and use it for most of my hunting in North America.
I have been using the Prvi Partizan 174 Full Metal Jacket for years with good results on game such as coyote, fox and bobcat here in the U.S. when I was concerned with fur or meat damage and I am sure they would serve you well for your intended purpose.
The only place I have been able to find them is Graf & Sons on line. Here is a link to the product on their website and a screen shot.
Regarding load data, I would just choose an appropriate starting load from a loading manual with your desired powder for a 175 gr 7mm and work up from there. I have tailored my load to be very close to the same point of impact at 100 yards to my chosen soft point.
I hope this helps!
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/156
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I’ve never recovered a FMJ from the dirt and I’ve only shot groundhogs with them. But are FMJ bullets truly non-expanding? What is difference between a FMJ bullet and a solid? Reason I ask is because I used them on groundhogs with my 223 so as to limit lead exposure to the eagles I watch eat them, but they always seemed to have a significant exit hole. I use Barnes now when I can.Hi Panther Shooter,
I too am a fan of the 7mm Rem Mag and use it for most of my hunting in North America.
I have been using the Prvi Partizan 174 Full Metal Jacket for years with good results on game such as coyote, fox and bobcat here in the U.S. when I was concerned with fur or meat damage and I am sure they would serve you well for your intended purpose.
The only place I have been able to find them is Graf & Sons on line. Here is a link to the product on their website and a screen shot.
Regarding load data, I would just choose an appropriate starting load from a loading manual with your desired powder for a 175 gr 7mm and work up from there. I have tailored my load to be very close to the same point of impact at 100 yards to my chosen soft point.
I hope this helps!
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/156
View attachment 344878
Yes, Spitzer is an appropriate term for these bullets. Spitzer and Spire Point are both applicable terms generally referring to pointed, aerodynamic bullets as opposed to being of round nose design.
Hit a heavy bone at high velocity and they most definitely will expand. Tissue and light bone they punch right through and leave a 7mm exit wound. Being a copper jacket and lead core they are certainly malleable and subject to deformation. Generally speaking, I believe the terms fmj and solid are used interchangeably.
I think you must be right. Is that by chance a .311 dia slug? Maybe fired from an AK-47?
That would be quite a feat of forensic detective work, wouldn’t it? Lol! Another possibility besides long range low impact velocity, is the bullet had already gone through something else like another animal then hit the animal from which it was later recovered. Yes, likely an AK bullet. If the bore "finger prints" or tool marks were still on the bullet and it hadn't been in the animal too long where body fluid corrosion would have etched the surface, then yes, possible to match the bullet to the rifle. But the odds of finding that rifle?... pretty long I'd say.
I bought these because I liked the boxes not really thinking about trying to punch a hole through small critters but I may try them out one of these days.
