I am looking for a 7mm bullet that wont fragment on impact. Im looking to take out cinder blocks and 1/2 inch steel. I was thinking maby steel jacketed but im not positive. I need something strong. But i only want to pay like 30 bucks for the pack of liek 20 or what ever is out there. I need something easy to find. like at cabellas or gander mountain. Thanks.
2007-03-21 14:57:01 · 12 answers · asked by wakesttr2 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Ok one yea its the 7mm rifle round. And for spring break im going on a shooting trip and i have a piece of 1/2 inch steel. And we just releveled our cabin up north and we have left over cinder blocks from it. I would be shooting it at 100+ yards so dont warn me about bullet fragments. I was just wondering.
2007-03-21 15:08:02 · update #1
Hmmmmm, wanting to take out cinder blocks and 1/2 inch plate steel eh? Got a little terrorism in mind do ya? People like you have NO BUSINESS owning a firearm.Sell your guns and take up knitting.
2007-03-21 15:00:13 · answer #1 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Didn't you already ask this question? You won't find any commercially loaded .7mm Mag. steel jacketed bullets. In fact, probably NO ONE makes these anymore. Problems: Steel jackets accelerate wear on your gun barrel; they may by illegal since they are probably classified as armor piercing ammo. These were NEVER made for the .7mm Magnum, only for the old .7mm Mauser (also known as the .7mmx57) and other old, military calibers.
If you want to shoot at cinder blocks, use whatever ammo is available for your .7mm Mag. Cinder blocks will disintegrate when hit, so be careful of splatter. Bonded bullets will stay together better and may even retain all of their original weight, but they WILL deform on impact with the ground (or whatever you use as a back-stop). Also, they'll cost a bit more but are available from Gander or Cabella's. But why would you want to risk shooting at steel???
H
2007-03-22 05:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7MM what? Magnum, Mauser, 7MM-08? It makes a difference. However I can tell you that .223 shooting jacketed soft points easily punched holes in the 3/8" steel plates of my pistol plate rack. My wife had unknowing told some friends they could use it, not realizing that the rifles would shoot right through them.
What you are looking for is called a solid. These types of bullets are normally not used much in this country but they are used a lot in Africa. They are designed not to expand and get very deep penetration.
However I don't think you will have any problem busting cinder blocks or shooting through mild steel with most any modern centerfire rifle. T1 steel or other steel of similar hardness will be a different matter.
2007-03-25 08:19:56 · answer #3 · answered by Christopher H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't good old full metal jackets work? They will not expand because of the full copper jacket and they should penetrate quite well. Isn't that the purpose of FMJs? They're non-expanding, "armor-piercing" bullets. I've seen some people punch holes through 1/2" steel using .30-06 FMJ at 100 yards. If you have a 7mm mag, it should do the same, especially through the cinder blocks. But as phvswbts said, that's a hunting round and FMJ loadings may be hard to come by.
2007-03-22 00:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just buy the cheapest 7mm ammo that you can. The cinder blocks will break up with any hit by a rifle round. The 1/2 stell will be interesting. Opt for the heavy bullet weight in 7mm loads to get the most penetration. Since your just plinking around, have fun shooting.
2007-03-22 07:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by Charles B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well you would need some thing with a full metal jacket to deal with the steel plate, which is not availible in factory 7mm Magnum ammo. You will have to handload or have some else handload the 7mm Mag ammo with FMJ bullets, which can only be obtained by pulling the bullets from surplus military ammo. Kind of an elaborate chore for plinking. Even with the FMJ bullet there might not penatrate depending on the thickness of the plate, its hardness and the angle the bullet hits it. There is also the danger of a richocet, so be careful.
2007-03-22 00:29:49 · answer #6 · answered by SW28fan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are going to pay a little more then the $30.00 to get a bullet that can hold together.
Cabela’s 160 Gr. TSX $43.99 per box.
It is the Barnes Triple Shock Solid Copper Bullet (no lead)
Scroll down till you find it.
This should do it very nicely.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0031554213245a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&No=20&noImage=0&Ntt=Fereral+Premium&Ntk=Products&QueryText=Fereral+Premium&Ntx=matchall&N=4887&Nty=1
Hope this was of help.
D58
2007-03-21 23:01:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need steel jacketed. I am assuming here that you are referring to 7mm magnum rifle ammunition.
2007-03-21 21:59:55 · answer #8 · answered by fleetofworlds 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Look for some Remington "core lokt" or some "nosler partition".
They do the trick.
Miketyson26
2007-03-21 22:29:57 · answer #9 · answered by miketyson26 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You won't be able to buy anything capable of doing what you stated in a 7mm.
2007-03-21 21:59:45 · answer #10 · answered by ark 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋