Advice for which 7mm (.284”) bullet and muzzle velocity for leopard.

[Schüler Jumbo]

Hello all,

Where legal what would be your choice of 7mm (.284”) bullet and muzzle velocity for leopard?

Best regards

 

[meigsbucks]

I’ve never hunted leopard and never will, but if I was going with a 7mm, I’d use a 7x57 or 7mm-08 with a 160gr Nosler Partition or Accubond @~2600fps. Fast expanding and yet give good penetration. The 7x57 (or it’s ballistic twin: 7-08) has been killing leopards for over 100 years.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Don’t overthink this. Just about any factory ammunition will work. I used a 338 WM with Norma Oryx. 100 yard shot, on bait. Remington Core-Lokt or Nosler Partion will work. I would use 175 gr in a 7mm RM

 

[wildwilderness]

Accuracy single most important aspect. They are not big, or tough, but deadly.

A fast soft bullet is recommended to dump all energy into the cat and “stone” it, DRT. Nobody I know wants to track a shot Leopard!

A lot of the PHs like a 300 WM for velocity and KE

For a .284 something fast and soft. For non-magnum I’d go 140 gr or lighter and if it’s a magnum cartridge then you have more options

 

[Bandera]

Heaviest fast expanding bullet that my rifle would shoot sub MOA groups with.

 

[Rare Breed]

Hello all,

Where legal what would be your choice of 7mm (.284”) bullet and muzzle velocity for leopard?

Best regards

175 Grain Nosler Partition is what I took

 

[Rare Breed]

No joy so 0 for 1. Going to Moz for second try in 07 and minimum 9.3x62 with me taking 270 grain Speer or Swift A Frames in 286 grain