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Old 01-12-2017, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Jordan Smith View Post
I'm shooting the 162AM with a 0.625G1/0.307G7 BC at 2735fps from a pair of SAAMI 7-08's. It's a fairly wicked combo that holds velocity just fine. The AI version would add 100 fps. 2700-2850 fps ain't no slouch You've gotta see it to believe how well that bullet plows through moose and elk...

The .260/140 and the 7-08/162 both drive to pretty darn close to 2750 fps. Neither is a bad place to be, so I'm not sure what all the chatter is about saying the 7-08 suffers in the velocity department with bullets of decent BC. A guy could even step down to a 150 like the LRAB or Scenar in the 7-08, if he was worried about velocity, and pick up another easy 100 fps while still maintaining a nice form factor.
This is how I set the 162 A-Max up in my Rem 700- V. I used a Neck Sized Remington Case and a CCIBR2 primer with the bullet seated about 30 thou off the lands. I did not fit in my magazine but 47.0 grains if H 4350 just filled the case and the Velocity was 2750 fps @ 10 Celsius and 2777 fps @ 20 degrees.

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It did quite well when I first shot it at 600 yards if you consider this group was shot from the bipod off of a picnic table. My ballistics calculator got me close enough to the bullseye that 1 click to the right and a moose wouldn't stand a chance.



I haven't had the opportunity to see if the 162 ELD Match bullet fits the same. Unfortunately, if the measurements I got from a friend are correct, the 162 grain ELD-X bullet does not fit the same. However it should still do quite well at 2600 fps which should be easy to get and it fits in his magazine.
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