7mm Rem Mag Federal 160gr Nosler Partition 

Nice, it did exactly what a Nosler Partition is supposed to do.

I really appreciate the production quality with the intro/outro. This guy is referencing temperature & altitude with his cartridge stats. I thought Paul Harrell was in-depth. Great stuff man, definitely underrated channel.

The nosler partition was designed supposed to lose about 1/3 of its weight. I have used it since 1978 and it always works well.

Really good results in my book. Outstanding old school bullet design. Still holding it's own. A viable elk load for 7mm Mag. I still have a box that is over 20 years old myself for 7mm I don't even own any more. Going to fix that this fall/winter. Looking at Ruger Hawkeye Hunter or Savage High Country.

Bob Hagel wriote about ballistics and sectional density and such. In tests he stated that the two cartridges that exhibited the deepest penetration was the 7mm magnum with 175 grain Nosler Partition bullets. The 338 Winchester magnum with a 250 grain Nosler Partition bullet. Over three feet through muscle and none.

My uncle has taken a lot of deer with the 7mm, its a good round.

With a sectional density of a 180 grain in 30 caliber, the 7mm Remington Magnum 160 grain in 284 caliber has the same sectional density. If both are Nosler Partition the results should be comparable in penetration. But less recoil than a 30 caliber magnum.

Great bullet. Good bless John Nosler

For the Federal premium ammo that is some wild SD numbers. I load Nosler 140 partitions for a friends Ruger. Does a hell of a job on long range Whitetail. One big hole through the chest. No tracking or even recovered bullets. Everything inside is jellied.👍🏻

Partition always retains 60-75% and gets 24" penetration, which is plenty for any critter. It was the first true premium bullet and remains the bullet by which all others are judged. It's front section is soft and rear is a guarantee it's the perfect bullet and always has been. Nothing wrong with 70% weight retention when it's guaranteed every time no matter how much bone you hit.

70% retention is great considering it was completely stopped and the partition was designed to be the best of both worlds you have great shock with a fragile front and penetrating ability with the rear separation

Just watch ur video chuck. God bless man on new baby and moving. Yea love the 7mm mag go to here for me. Nosler partishion is a well made bullet been around for ever. Thanks to John nosler for making the best hunting bullets for big game.

Looks and sounds like my experience with the same round. I too have a partial box left because it wouldn’t group good enough for me. Thanks for the video.

Excellent as always, thanks Chuck! Be blessed brother 🇺🇸

looked like solid impact good mushroom 70% weight retention isn't terrible good short sweet and to the point video!

That gun setup is SWEET😮

The front of the bullet was designed for very rapid expansion so some loss is expected. Considering the design is coming up on it's 100th birthday it's not bad at all.

70% is the weight retension nosler has always claimed for the partition bullet. I used it in handloads since the 1970s. Excellent performance in my experience.

Great round & good old tried & true bullet.

7mm Rem Mag is a Great Cartridge for Elk, moose, deer, caribou, antelope, black bear and just about everything else in North America. The Nosler partition is my all-around favorite hunting bullet ever I've been using them for over 25 years and They always get the job done. 👊😎🇺🇸

Great video chuck @Alaskan Ballistics

The Nosler Partition 160 Gr was one of the bullets chosen by Remington back in 1962 for the brand new 7MM Rem Mag and the model 700. The Partition is still standing the test of time, it’s being loaded by Remington & Federal.

Just saw your video. Mostly cause I just got a 7 Rem in a Tikka and looking at all the videos. Good video and nice to see the Noslers holding up. However not sure I’ll be spending my $ on them. Here in western Canada at Cabelas that same Fed Prem ammo is running $100 or $105 with tax now in Aug 2023. Hardly a box has been sold so far…

I really like 7mm magnum. This bullet looks like it would put meat on the table, but you might have to pick through to find fragments. Thanks Chuck!

Wowww. That hit hard brother. My favorite part of your videos😆🤙🇺🇸🇺🇸

That's a dead deer or elk all day. Try it with a 7 ultra mag. If you have one available. And great channel sir!

That's the best NP I've ever seen recovered...and like you said, not great weight retention.

I’m looking for this same round I can’t find it anywhere. Does federal even still make this? My Mag shoots this round perfectly

Ammo looked pretty good and that's a nice looking rifle also.

I think the weight retention is exactly as it should be for a partition bullet. I really want this cartridge along with a 338 win mag for Alaska I went undecided between a 7mag or a 6.5 prc but the 7mag gives me more horsepower heavier bullets more availability in ammo at the moment. So I think when I get the chance I’m going for a medium weight rifle in 7mm rem mag for a light rifle that’s still adequate for bear

Perfect performance

That 7MM look like it would do the job

I have heard that Nosler Partition was designed to the front of the slug breaks up to dump energy for smaller game and the base is made to stay together to penetrate for bigger game. Is that wrong?

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Looks like I know what to load in my 7mm WSM for all around big game hunting. Thanks for the video Chuck. Any other 7mm bullets I should try if I can't get the Noslers to group?

In addendum to my previous comments, I neglected to mention Ken Waters wrote years ago that he considered bullets of around 160 grains to be the perfect balance point of this cartridge. Judging from the numbers with the powders he tested I don't think you could argue with this assessment really. Given the new powders and bullets these days, performance potential has actually leapt ahead significantly for whatever bullet weight we might ultimately choose, but I believe Waters was still on track for the balance point being around 160 grains. One thing is for certain, in 2020 this is no longer your Father's 1960s 7mm Remington Magnum. A lot of improved technology has come down the line since then and we don't have to accept factory ammo claims or low tech bullets as the last word on performance. The chronograph lie detector changed the industry....for the better.

I use partitions for big mean shit with teeth. They never shoot that well but they do have reliable expansion and penetration.

What rings are those and what height are they? Also I killed an elk with this exact round last season. Great penetration through the vitals.

The results are not surprising. The partition bullets are designed to shed 40% or so of their weights shortly after impact with the remaining 60% penetrating at a much greater distance. This will cause extensive tissue damage throughout an animal which makes it an excellent round for large game such as elk.

As for bullet preferences between really light and really heavy in cartridges of this intensity level, I tend to not like stuff that over expands and dynamites deer size critters and I would prefer higher penentration on those concrete block high density type of heavier than deer animals. That's kind of why I gravitate to mid weight bullets in nearly any cartridge. Some of those newer design bullets kinda rewrote the old rules of thumb though. A guy can get about any terminal performance he wants these days from some projectile available. And those newer homogeneous types can deliver the goods on extreme ends of the game type spectrum for sure.

great bullet always works! regardless of the game!!!

I'm convinced, with this round, the two different Fusion (175 gr Fusion my fave of all) rounds and the Terminal Ascent, I'm going to finally get a 7mm Rem mag. From ages 15-25 shooting 300 Win mag, 25- 35 the 308 Win & the 30-06, then 35-54 shooting a 300 WSM. Now once again time for a change, the 7mm Rem mag is my choice over the 7 PRC. I can shoot the barrel out of the 7 Rem mag then put a new one on with 1:8" twist 👍

I have really been looking at 7mm Rem Mag comments and opinions this week. Stumbled across a history of it. All the way from its wildcat prototype pre production days as a 280-338. All they were trying to get was energy sufficient to be a 500 yard elk rifle shooting 160 grain bullets with recoil much less than .30 cal magnums. That wildcat got some Remington people intrigued and they eventually ran with it. Obviously a very wise choice, given its marketing success. And it's been out there as the 7mm Rem Mag now for 58 years. Now I'm wondering about a custom M700 with a 26" Douglas barrel in a Boyd laminate. Two 160 grain loads of 2800 fps and 3100 fps respectively should cover 100 yard deer and 400 yard elk. Whether that's really an issue or not is up to the hunter. Almost blasphemy toward my old .270 though. But a guy has to ponder such questions. Wonder what Jack O'Connor really thought about the 7mm Rem. Mag. If he ever said, I never read it. Seriously I'm betting he would have gravitated to it had he not been winding up a career by the time it became a big thing. He did like the 7mm Mauser. But then there is always something out there that captures the imagination. Lately that's been 6.5 aka .264 bore. And that Creedmore so duplicates .270 Win. It's kinda weird. Who knows what's next?

What would be your absolute minimum distance to shoot, say a whitetail with this and would you use this as a brush gun?

Cool video man. How do you think it compares to a 6.5 Creedmoor? Im new to hunting rifle ammo and caliber types.

Good job

I assume moose are not materially tougher than caribou, so a 7 mag would work fine for both, plus black bear. Is the 9.3x62mm very widely used in AK? I have long been interested in it. I suspect it would do well for almost everything in AK. It is basically a European 35 Whelen (something else in which i have long been interested). Coincidentally, CZ and i belive Tikka both chamber the 9.3x62, so that is a good start.

A while back you had mentioned John Mark's channel and I checked him out and subscribed and really found a lot of his stuff interesting. Looks like his channel was deleted, have you heard anything about that by chance?

How do you like that magpul stock? Is it heavy?

Thanks Chuck! That is alot of weight loss.

What is the difference between the 7mm Remington federal premium and the regular non premium 7mm Remington rounds?

As always the partition performed as advertised. The front portion expanded rapidly going through the pork ribs which is important if you target is lightly constructed like a deer and then the second half acts as a FMJ for deep penetration for your moose or Grizzly. Other bullets maybe equal but I know of none better.

Hey, you reload don't you?? If so try the Swift A-Frame bullets its like a heavy duty Nosler Partition. It's also owned by Nosler I think.

The partition performed as advertised.

Would love some more 7 mag vids

Was that Remington 700 originally the 700 ADL?

Nice job to pack in the info in 8 bullets.

I'm still not getting notifications lol. I'm way behind on your videos bro. I'm in the middle of moving. It's taking me 2 weeks and I'm only half way done. I've got way to many stuff. I'm going to have to get rid of some stuff. Buts it's hard to lol. Keep up the great work. Hopefully I'll get caught up after I get settled in.

I still have my Remington 700 7mm mag that I got back in back in 1985. I've taken so many deer, elk and prong horn with it that it's almost a crime. No I use the Hornady Precision Hunter ammo and it's now my long distance hunting rifle.

I like you video That’s a great round Bad medicine for Carolina Whitetails

Need to see how those group in mine.

I’d Ike to see how a 175 grain 7mm load would do in the penetration test. With such a high sectional density it should do as good as a 338 with a 250 grain with smaller diameter hole being only real difference

When you do the ballistic recap at the end of the test it would be cool if you compared to something everyone is familiar with like 308 or 30-06. Even just food pounds would give a lot of context for a guy like me.

I need to try this round.

Nice 🍄

I'm beginning to believe my only real beef with the 7mm Rem Mag has always been the fact that it was one of the most over hyped cartridges of the last 50 plus years. Didn't seem quite right that it literally got promoted way beyond its reality. It's just a high performance .270 Winchester, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing as one writer put it. He really summed it up perfectly. I also think that people tend to misapply the bullet selection with this cartridge as bad or worse than many other cartridges. The 160 grain Nosler Partition Federal Premium tested in this video report may be as close to being a one size does it all load for this cartridge as could be bought or loaded. I've softened my position toward the 7mm Rem. Mag. quite a bit. Don't own one, but now I can't say that I'm not totally against the idea. Trouble is, I haven't a clue how it would replace anything I currently use.

looks like a great round to me. wish you were getting better accuracy

7mm mag should be coming out at 3400 fps with 162gr so how you get these numbers with less grains?

It's all great just can't find any

the weight retention he said wasn't too great is misleading. Please read Noslers description of how a partition is supposed to perform, it is supposed to shed some weight upon entry and retain 60% of it's mass.

I wonder how that would work @300+

Because of the Partition bullet's construction you can get away with a lighter weight bullet

This bullet was designed after John nosler was on a moose hunt in Canada . His cup and core bullets were blowing apart so he came up With a way to keep the bullets together . The best part of the partition is it’s consistency . It does what it is supposed to Do at all ranges . The front section opens fast and creates a devastating wound channel while the back end keeps driving through . It kills fast and efficiently . I’ve switched to the accubonds as they are more accurate but I still love the old partition

Surprised that's not faster. Hornady Superformance .30-06 150 grain SST does the same speed and it's only 10 grains lighter.

Partitions are good bullets, been around forever and killed more animals than cars.

if you have a 30 06 why bother with the 7 mm rem mag , like jack O'Connor said I have shot this cartridge and many swoon in they're beer over it but the 270 has the same effect on deer size critters ! nuff said from a man who knows

Wow that weight retention is not good at all

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Man, I cringed at the sight of those ribs taking one for the team. Their forte is best appreciated with barbecue sauce and baked beans. Not bullets and ballistics...C'mon Man!🤤

Sorry. But I was disappointed. You could do that much damage with a 30-30 at that range. The 7 mag was made for over 100 yrds. Would have been more representative @ 300. Use 5 to sight in and 3 to demo. You live in Alaska and can't find 300 yards to shoot? Not trying to sound like a douche bag but c'mon man! Nice looking rig though.